Leviticus 16:7:2Lev.16.7.W2TAB
אֶת־שְׁנֵ֣י
etshnee
“the two”
- Transliteration
- et-SHNEE
- Extended
- eht-SHNEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈʃneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the two
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-SHNEE
- phraseyour reading level
et-SHNEE ha-see-RIM
- clause
veh-LA-kakh et-SHNEE ha-see-RIM
- sentence
veh-LA-kakh et-SHNEE ha-see-RIM veh-heh-eh-MEED o-TAM lif-NEH ye-ho-VAH PEH-takh OH-hel mo-ED
Exegesis
The verse follows a vav-consecutive narrative sequence introduced by velakach {וְלָקַ֖ח | wə-lā-qaḥ} ‘and he shall take’, which then links to its definite object via et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} ‘direct object marker’.
The numeral shnei {שְׁנֵ֣י | šnē} ‘two’ appears in dual construct with ha-seʿîrîm {הַשְּׂעִירִ֑ם | ha-seʿîrîm} ‘the goats’.
In context — Leviticus 16:7
Then he shall take the two goats and stand them before the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 16:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שְׁנֵ֣י (etshnee) 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 Lev.16.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.7.W2.S1) and character.