Genesis 40:2:4Gen.40.2.W4TAB
שְׁנֵ֣י
shenei
“two of”
- Transliteration
- she-NEI
- Extended
- sheh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʃəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- two of
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 |
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Word in context
- word
she-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
she-NEI sa-ri-SAV
- clause
va-yik-TSOF par-O AL she-NEI sa-ri-SAV
- sentence
va-yik-TSOF par-O AL she-NEI sa-ri-SAV AL SAR ham-mash-KIM ve-AL SAR ha-o-FIM
Exegesis
The preposition al {עַל | ʿal} marks the object of Pharaoh’s anger, first in the general phrase shenei sarisav {שְׁנֵי סָרִיסָיו | šənê sārîsāyw} ‘his two officials’.
In context — Genesis 40:2
And Pharaoh was angry with his two officials , with the chief of the cupbearers and with the chief of the bakers.
About this coordinate
Genesis 40:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 40:2, so the Hebrew word שְׁנֵ֣י (shenei) 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.40.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.40.2.W4.S1) and character.