Judges 20:16:4Judg.20.16.W4TAB
שְׁבַ֤ע
sheva
“seven”
- Transliteration
- she-VA
- Extended
- sheh-VAH
- IPA
- /ʃəˈvaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-VA
- phraseyour reading level
she-VA me-OT
- clause
mi-KOL ha-AM ha-ZEH she-VA me-OT ISH ba-KHUR i-TER yad-ye-mi-NO
- sentence
mi-KOL ha-AM ha-ZEH she-VA me-OT ISH ba-KHUR i-TER yad-ye-mi-NO kal-ZEH ko-LE-a ba-E-ven el-ha-sa-a-RA ve-LO ya-kha-TI
Exegesis
The numeric expression sheva me·ʾot {שְׁבַע מֵאוֹת | šə-ḇaʿ mē-ʾôṯ} combines a cardinal with the scale word to yield seven hundred.
In context — Judges 20:16
From all these people there were seven hundred select men who were left-handed; each could sling a stone at a single hair and still not fail.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 20:16, so the Hebrew word שְׁבַ֤ע (sheva) 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.20.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.16.W4.S1) and character.