Isaiah 17:6:5Isa.17.6.W5TAB
שְׁנַ֧יִם
shenayim
“two”
- Transliteration
- she-NA-yim
- Extended
- sheh-NAH-yi hm
- IPA
- /ʃəˈnajim/
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
she-NA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
she-NA-yim she-lo-SHA
- clause
ve-nish-AR-BO o-le-LOT ke-NO-kef ZA-yit she-NA-yim she-lo-SHA gar-ge-RIM be-ROSH a-MIR
- sentence
ve-nish-AR-BO o-le-LOT ke-NO-kef ZA-yit she-NA-yim she-lo-SHA gar-ge-RIM be-ROSH a-MIR ar-ba-A kha-mi-SHA bis-e-PE-ha po-ri-YA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE Israel
Exegesis
A numeric sequence shenayim shelosha arba‘ah chamishah {שְׁנַ֧יִם שְׁלֹשָׁ֛ה אַרְבָּעָ֣ה חֲמִשָּׁ֗ה | šə-nā-yim šə-lō-shā ar-bā-ʿā ḥa-mî-shā} highlights scarcity.
In context — Isaiah 17:6
And there will remain in it gleanings like the shaking of an olive tree—two or three berries at the top of the highest bough, four or five on its fruitful branches—declares the LORD God of Israel .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 17:6, so the Hebrew word שְׁנַ֧יִם (shenayim) 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.17.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.6.W5.S1) and character.