Joshua 15:14:7Josh.15.14.W7TAB
אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֤י
etsheshai
“Sheshai”
- Transliteration
- ET-she-SHAI
- Extended
- EET-sheh-SHAI
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.ʃeˈʃaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sheshai
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-she-SHAI
- phraseyour reading level
ET-she-SHAI ve-ET-a-KHI-man
- clause
ET-she-SHAI ve-ET-a-KHI-man ve-ET-tal-MAI ye-li-DEI ha-a-NAK
- sentence
va-yo-RESH mi-SHAM ka-LEV ET-shlo-SHA be-NEI ha-a-NAK ET-she-SHAI ve-ET-a-KHI-man ve-ET-tal-MAI ye-li-DEI ha-a-NAK
Exegesis
The phrase benei ha-anak {בְּנֵ֣י הָעֲנָ֑ק | bə-nê hā-ʿă-nāq} ‘sons of the Anak’ is a construct chain specifying lineage, then the three individuals are listed with repeated object-marking (et-sheshai {אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֤י | ʾet-šē-šay}, ve-et-achiman {וְאֶת־אֲחִימַן֙ | wə-ʾet-ʾă-ḥî-mān}, ve-et-talmai {וְאֶת־תַּלְמַ֔י | wə-ʾet-tal-māy}), which gives each name separate prominence.
In context — Joshua 15:14
And from there Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak—Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai—descendants of Anak.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 15:14, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֤י (etsheshai) 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 Josh.15.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.14.W7.S1) and character.