Isaiah 21:16:6Isa.21.16.W6TAB
שָׁנָה֙
shana
“a year”
- Transliteration
- sha-NA
- Extended
- shaa-NAA
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a year
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-NA
- phraseyour reading level
be-OD sha-NA
- clause
be-OD sha-NA kish-NEI sa-KHIR ve-kha-LA kal-ke-VOD ke-DAR
- sentence
ki-KHO a-MAR a-do-NAI e-LAI be-OD sha-NA kish-NEI sa-KHIR ve-kha-LA kal-ke-VOD ke-DAR
Exegesis
The temporal clause beod shanah {בְּע֤וֹד שָׁנָה֙ | bə‘ōd šānāh} “within yet a year” sets a precise timeframe.
In context — Isaiah 21:16
For thus has the Lord said to me: “Within one year, as the years of a hired worker , all the glory of Kedar will come to an end.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 21:16, so the Hebrew word שָׁנָה֙ (shana) 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.21.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.16.W6.S1) and character.