Isaiah 19:24:5Isa.19.24.W5TAB
שְׁלִ֣ישִׁיָּ֔ה
shelishiya
“a third”
- Transliteration
- she-li-shi-YA
- Extended
- sheh-lee-shee-YAA
- IPA
- /ʃə.liː.ʃijˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
- clause
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-HE yis-ra-EL she-li-shi-YA le-mits-ra-YIM u-le-a-SHUR
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-HE yis-ra-EL she-li-shi-YA le-mits-ra-YIM u-le-a-SHUR be-ra-KHA be-KE-rev ha-A-rets
Exegesis
Israel {יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | Yiśrāʾēl} functions as subject, followed by the substantive ordinal šəlîšîyyāh {שְׁלִישִׁיָּ֔ה | šəlîšîyyāh} ‘a third’, indicating shared status.
Root and etymology
š-l-šshin–lamed–shin
“third”
In context — Isaiah 19:24
In that day, Israel will be a third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the land.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 19:24, so the Hebrew word שְׁלִ֣ישִׁיָּ֔ה (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.19.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.24.W5.S1) and character.