Genesis 49:28:4Gen.49.28.W4TAB
שְׁנֵ֣ים
sheneim
“two”
- Transliteration
- she-NEIM
- Extended
- sheh-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʃə.ˈneːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- two
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 | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-NEIM
- phraseyour reading level
she-NEIM a-SAR
- clause
kol-EL-leh shiv-TEI yis-ra-EL she-NEIM a-SAR
- sentence
kol-EL-leh shiv-TEI yis-ra-EL she-NEIM a-SAR ve-ZOT a-sher-di-BER la-HEM a-vi-HEM va-ye-va-REKH o-TAM ISH a-SHER ke-vir-kha-TO be-RAKH o-TAM
Exegesis
The construct phrase shivtei yisra’el {שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | šib-ṭê yiś-rā-ʾēl} “tribes of Israel” identifies the referents as Israel’s tribal units, followed by shneim asar {שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר | šə-nēm ʿā-śār} “twelve,” placed appositionally.
In context — Genesis 49:28
These are all the tribes of Israel, twelve in number; this is what their father said to them when he blessed them—he blessed each man according to his blessing .
About this coordinate
Genesis 49:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 49:28, so the Hebrew word שְׁנֵ֣ים (sheneim) 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.49.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.28.W4.S1) and character.