Isaiah 15:5:7Isa.15.5.W7TAB
שְׁלִשִׁיָּ֑ה
shelishiya
“third”
- Transliteration
- she-li-SHI-ya
- Extended
- sheh-lee-SHEE-yaah
- IPA
- /ʃəlɪʃɪjˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- third
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
she-li-SHI-ya
- phraseyour reading level
eg-LAT she-li-SHI-ya
- clause
li-BI le-mo-AV yiz-AK be-ri-KHE-ha ad-TSO-ar eg-LAT she-li-SHI-ya
- sentence
li-BI le-mo-AV yiz-AK be-ri-KHE-ha ad-TSO-ar eg-LAT she-li-SHI-ya KI ma-a-LE hal-lu-KHIT biv-KHI ya-a-LE-BO KI DE-rekh kho-ro-NA-yim za-a-KAT-SHE-ver ye-o-E-ru
Exegesis
The simile eglat shelishiyyah {עֶגְלַת שְׁלִשִׁיָּה | ʼe-ḡel šə-lî-šî-yāh} ‘heifer of three years’ underscores their weakness.
In context — Isaiah 15:5
My heart cries out for Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, like a three-year-old heifer. For on the ascent of Luhith they go in weeping ; for on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of destruction.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 15:5, so the Hebrew word שְׁלִשִׁיָּ֑ה (shelishiya) 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 Isa.15.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.5.W7.S1) and character.