Genesis 17:20:12Gen.17.20.W12TAB
שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֤ר
sheneimasar
“twelve”
- Transliteration
- she-neim-a-SAR
- Extended
- sheh-neem-ah-SAAR
- IPA
- /ʃə.neːm.ʕa.ˈsaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- twelve
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-neim-a-SAR
- phraseyour reading level
she-neim-a-SAR ne-si-IM
- clause
she-neim-a-SAR ne-si-IM yo-LID u-ne-tat-TIV le-GOY ga-DOL
- sentence
u-le-yish-ma-EL she-ma-TI-kha hi-NE be-RAKH-ti o-TO ve-hif-re-TI o-TO ve-hir-be-TI o-TO bi-me-OD me-OD she-neim-a-SAR ne-si-IM yo-LID u-ne-tat-TIV le-GOY ga-DOL
Exegesis
The Hifil imperfect yolid {יוֹלִיד | yō-lîḏ} “he will beget” with its object shneim-‘asar nesi’im {שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר נְשִׂיאִם | šə-nêym-ʿā-śār nə-śî-ʾîm} “twelve rulers” denotes structured leadership.
In context — Genesis 17:20
Concerning Ishmael, I have heard you. Look: I have blessed him, and I will make him fruitful, and I will multiply him exceedingly; he will father twelve leaders , and I will make him a great nation.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:20:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 17:20, so the Hebrew word שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֤ר (sheneimasar) 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.17.20.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.20.W12.S1) and character.