Exodus 39:19:2Exod.39.19.W2TAB
שְׁתֵּי֙
shetei
“two”
- Transliteration
- she-TEI
- Extended
- she-TEE
- IPA
- /ʃəˈteː/
Meaning by language
- English
- two
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-TEI
- clause
va-ya-a-SU she-TEI tab-be-OT za-HAV va-ya-SI-mu al-she-NEI ke-TSOT ha-KHO-shen
- sentence
va-ya-a-SU she-TEI tab-be-OT za-HAV va-ya-SI-mu al-she-NEI ke-TSOT ha-KHO-shen al-se-fa-TO a-SHER el-E-ver ha-e-FOD bai-TA
Exegesis
The dual numeral shtei {שְׁתֵּי֙ | šə·ṯê} with construct plural ketsot {קְצ֣וֹת | qeṭ·ṣōṯ} establishes precise paired attachment points.
In context — Exodus 39:19
And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two edges of the breastpiece, on its edge beside the ephod facing inward.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 39:19, so the Hebrew word שְׁתֵּי֙ (shetei) 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.39.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.19.W2.S1) and character.