Genesis 18:2:6Gen.18.2.W6TAB
אֲנָשִׁ֔ים
anashim
“men”
- Transliteration
- a-na-SHIM
- Extended
- ah-nah-SHEEM
- IPA
- /ʔă.naː.ˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- men
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
a-na-SHIM
- 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.
Root and etymology
ʾ-n-šaleph–nun–shin
“man, mortal”
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 18:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 18:2, so the Hebrew word אֲנָשִׁ֔ים (anashim) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.2.W6.S1) and character.