Judges 13:1:12Judg.13.1.W12TAB
שָׁנָֽה׃
shana
“year”
- Transliteration
- sha-NA
- Extended
- shaa-NAA
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
ar-ba-IM sha-NA
- clause
va-yit-te-NEM Ye-ho-VAH be-yad-pe-lish-TIM ar-ba-IM sha-NA
- sentence
va-yo-SI-fu be-NE yis-ra-EL la-a-SOT ha-RA be-e-NE Ye-ho-VAH va-yit-te-NEM Ye-ho-VAH be-yad-pe-lish-TIM ar-ba-IM sha-NA
Exegesis
The idiom bəyād pĕlištîm {בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | bə-yād pĕlištîm} “into the hand of the Philistines” indicates subjugation, and the numeral phrase arbaʿîm šānâh {אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה | ʾar-bā-ʿîm šānâh} “forty years” specifies the duration of oppression, reflecting a generation-long cycle of judgment.
Root and etymology
š-n-h
“year, repetition”
In context — Judges 13:1
The people of Israel again did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD , and He placed them under the hand of the Philistines for forty years .
About this coordinate
Judges 13:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Judges 13:1, so the Hebrew word שָׁנָֽה׃ (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 Judg.13.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.1.W12.S1) and character.