Isaiah 20:3:10Isa.20.3.W10TAB
שָׁנִים֙
shanim
“years”
- Transliteration
- sha-NIM
- Extended
- shaa-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- years
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
sha-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
sha-LOSH sha-NIM
- clause
sha-LOSH sha-NIM OT u-mo-FET al-mits-ra-YIM ve-al-KUSH
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER ha-LAKH a-ved-DI ye-sha-YA-hu a-ROM ve-ya-KHEF sha-LOSH sha-NIM OT u-mo-FET al-mits-ra-YIM ve-al-KUSH
Exegesis
The temporal phrase shalosh shanim {שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים | šā-lōš šā-nîm} ‘three years’ bounds the prophetic period.
In context — Isaiah 20:3
And the LORD said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a wonder against Egypt and against Cush .”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 20:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 20:3, so the Hebrew word שָׁנִים֙ (shanim) 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.20.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.3.W10.S1) and character.