Leviticus 19:23:9Lev.19.23.W9TAB
שָׁלֹ֣שׁ
shalosh
“three”
- Transliteration
- sha-LOSH
- Extended
- shah-LOHSH
- IPA
- /ʃaˈloːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- three
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-LOSH
- phraseyour reading level
sha-LOSH sha-NEEM
- clause
sha-LOSH sha-NEEM yih-YE la-KHEM a-re-LIM LO ye-a-KHEL
- sentence
ve-KHI-ta-VO-u el-ha-A-rets oo-neh-ta-TEM kol-ETS ma-a-KHAL va-a-ral-TEM or-la-TO et-pir-YO sha-LOSH sha-NEEM yih-YE la-KHEM a-re-LIM LO ye-a-KHEL
Exegesis
The temporal clause shalosh shanim yihyeh lachem {שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים יִהְיֶה לָכֶם | šā-lōš šā-nîm yih-yĕ-h lā-khem} uses cardinal number + noun + Qal imperfect to denote a fixed duration.
Root and etymology
RootShin-Lamed-Shin
“three”
In context — Leviticus 19:23
And when you come into the land and plant every tree for food, you shall regard its fruit as uncircumcised ; for three years it shall be uncircumcised to you, and it shall not be eaten .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 19:23, so the Hebrew word שָׁלֹ֣שׁ (shalosh) 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.19.23.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.23.W9.S1) and character.