Genesis 17:25:5Gen.17.25.W5TAB
שָׁנָ֑ה
shana
“years”
- Transliteration
- sha-NA
- Extended
- shah-NAA
- IPA
- /ʃa.ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- years
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
sha-NA
- clause
ve-yish-ma-EL be-NO ben-she-LOSH es-RE sha-NA
- sentence
ve-yish-ma-EL be-NO ben-she-LOSH es-RE sha-NA be-him-mo-LO ET be-SAR or-la-TO
Exegesis
The construct chain ben she-losh e-sreh sha-nah {בֶּן־שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה | ben šə-lōš ʿeś-rē šā-nāh} expresses age as “a son of thirteen years,” where ben governs the numeral phrase closing with sha-nah.
Root and etymology
sh-n-hshin-nun-heh
“to repeat or change”
In context — Genesis 17:25
Ishmael, his son , was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 17:25, so the Hebrew word שָׁנָ֑ה (shana) 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.17.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.25.W5.S1) and character.