Joshua 21:27:17Josh.21.27.W17TAB
שְׁתָּֽיִם׃
shteyim
“two”
- Transliteration
- shte-YIM
- Extended
- shteh-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʃtəˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- two
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
shte-YIM
- clause
a-RIM shte-YIM
- sentence
ve-li-vNEI ger-SHON mi-mish-pe-KHOT hal-vi-YIM me-kha-TSI mat-TE me-na-SHE ET-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh ET-GO-lan ba-ba-SHAN ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-be-esh-te-RAH ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha a-RIM shte-YIM
In context — Joshua 21:27
To the Gershonites of the Levite clans, from half of the tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan was assigned as a city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pastureland , and Be-Esht’rah with its pastureland—two cities .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:27:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Joshua 21:27, so the Hebrew word שְׁתָּֽיִם׃ (shteyim) 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.21.27.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.27.W17.S1) and character.