Genesis 14:4:1Gen.14.4.W1TAB
שְׁתֵּ֤ים
sheteim
“two”
- Transliteration
- she-TEIM
- Extended
- sheh-TEEM
- IPA
- /ʃə.ˈteːm/
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 | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-TEIM
- phraseyour reading level
she-TEIM es-RE
- clause
she-TEIM es-RE sha-NA ov-DU et-ke-dar-la-O-mer
- sentence
she-TEIM es-RE sha-NA ov-DU et-ke-dar-la-O-mer u-she-losh-es-RE sha-NA ma-ra-DU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the feminine compound numeral phrase shteym esreh shanah {שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה | šə-têym ʿeś-rêh šā-nāh} functioning as a fronted temporal adverbial, “for twelve years.”
Root and etymology
y-m-m
“sea, large expanse of water”
In context — Genesis 14:4
For twelve years they were subject to Kedorlaomer , but in the thirteenth year they rebelled .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 14:4, so the Hebrew word שְׁתֵּ֤ים (sheteim) 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 Gen.14.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.4.W1.S1) and character.