Genesis 18:2:5Gen.18.2.W5TAB
שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה
shelosha
“three”
- Transliteration
- she-lo-SHA
- Extended
- sheh-loh-SHAA
- IPA
- /ʃə.lo.ˈʃaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- three
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
she-lo-SHA
- phraseyour reading level
she-lo-SHA a-na-SHIM
- clause
va-yis-SA e-NAV va-YAR ve-hin-NEH she-lo-SHA a-na-SHIM ni-tsa-VIM a-LAV
- sentence
va-yis-SA e-NAV va-YAR ve-hin-NEH she-lo-SHA a-na-SHIM ni-tsa-VIM a-LAV va-YAR va-ya-RATS lik-ra-TAM mi-PE-takh ha-O-hel va-yish-ta-KHU ar-TSA
Exegesis
The phrase sheloshah anashim {שְׁלֹשָׁה אֲנָשִׁים | šə-lō-šāh ʾă-nā-šîm} “three men,” modified by the participle nitsavim {נִצָּבִים | niṣ-ṣā-ḇîm} “standing,” indicates their posture and number.
In context — Genesis 18:2
And he lifted his eyes and saw; behold, three men were standing near him. As soon as he perceived them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed down to the ground.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 18:2, so the Hebrew word שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה (shelosha) 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.18.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.2.W5.S1) and character.