Joshua 17:11:21Josh.17.11.W21TAB
שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת
sheloshet
“the three”
- Transliteration
- she-LO-shet
- Extended
- sheh-LOH-shet
- IPA
- /ʃəˈloːʃɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the three
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
she-LO-shet
- clause
she-LO-shet ha-NA-fet
- sentence
va-ye-HI li-men-a-SHEH be-yis-sa-KHAR u-ve-a-SHER BEIT-sha-AN u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yiv-le-AM u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-ET-yosh-VEI DO-ar u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yosh-VEI EIN-DOR u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yosh-VEI ta-a-NAKH u-ve-no-TE-ha ve-yosh-VEI me-gi-DO u-ve-no-TE-ha she-LO-shet ha-NA-fet
Exegesis
Finally, the construct sheloshet hanaphet {שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַנָּֽפֶת | šə·lō·šet han·na·phet} ‘three regions of Naphath’ links a cardinal numeral in construct with a geographical noun to summarize the enumeration as a topographical designation.
In context — Joshua 17:11
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth Shean and its towns , Yibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of En-Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns—these are the three regions of Naphath.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:11:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Joshua 17:11, so the Hebrew word שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת (sheloshet) 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.17.11.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.11.W21.S1) and character.