Genesis 38:28:8Gen.38.28.W8TAB
שָׁנִי֙
shani
“a scarlet thread”
- Transliteration
- sha-NI
- Extended
- shah-NEE
- IPA
- /ʃaˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a scarlet thread
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
sha-NI
- phraseyour reading level
va-tik-SHOR al-ya-DO sha-NI
- clause
va-tik-KAKH ha-me-yal-LE-det va-tik-SHOR al-ya-DO sha-NI le-MOR ZE ya-TSA ri-sho-NA
- sentence
va-ye-HI ve-lid-TAH va-yit-ten-YAD va-tik-KAKH ha-me-yal-LE-det va-tik-SHOR al-ya-DO sha-NI le-MOR ZE ya-TSA ri-sho-NA
Exegesis
The noun shani {שָׁנִי | šā·nî} ‘scarlet’ is understood as a thread used for visual identification.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–nun–yod
“scarlet, crimson”
In context — Genesis 38:28
As she was giving birth , one put out a hand; the midwife took it and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 38:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 38:28, so the Hebrew word שָׁנִי֙ (shani) 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.38.28.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.38.28.W8.S1) and character.