Joshua 15:48:2Josh.15.48.W2TAB
שָׁמִ֥יר
shamir
“Shamir”
- Transliteration
- sha-MIR
- Extended
- shah-MEER
- IPA
- /ʃaˈmiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- Shamir
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
שָׁ + מִ֥יר
↓
sha + mir
↓
shamir
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-MIR
- phraseyour reading level
sha-MIR ve-ya-TIR
- clause
sha-MIR ve-ya-TIR ve-so-KHO
- sentence
u-va-HAR sha-MIR ve-ya-TIR ve-so-KHO
Root and etymology
š-m-rshin–mem–resh
“flint or thorn”
In context — Joshua 15:48
And in the hill country , Shamir, Jattir, and Sokoh .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:48:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 15:48, so the Hebrew word שָׁמִ֥יר (shamir) 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.15.48.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.48.W2.S1) and character.