Exodus 23:17:3Exod.23.17.W3TAB
בַּשָּׁנָ֑ה
bashana
“in the year”
- Transliteration
- ba-sha-NA
- Extended
- bah-shah-NAA
- IPA
- /ba.ʃa.ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the year
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-sha-NA
- clause
sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM ba-sha-NA
- sentence
sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM ba-sha-NA ye-ra-EH kol-ze-khur-KHA el-pe-NEI ha-a-DON Yeh-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The fronted clause bashanah {בַּשָּׁנָה | ba-šā-nāh} ‘in the year’ establishes the temporal frame, which leads into yeraeh {יֵרָאֶה | yē-rā-’eh} ‘shall appear’, marking a communal obligation.
Root and etymology
RootShin–Nun–Heh
“year”
In context — Exodus 23:17
Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the face of the Lord GOD on recurring occasions .
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 23:17, so the Hebrew word בַּשָּׁנָ֑ה (bashana) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.23.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.17.W3.S1) and character.