Leviticus 23:18:12Lev.23.18.W12TAB

שְׁנָ֑יִם

shenaiyim

two

Transliteration
she-NAI-yim
Extended
sheh-NAI-yeem
IPA
/ʃəˈnajim/

Meaning by language

English
two

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Result
שְׁ + נָ֑ + יִם
she + nai + yim
shenaiyim

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    she-NAI-yim

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-EI-lim she-NAI-yim

  3. clause

    ve-hik-rav-TEM al-hal-LE-khem shiv-AT ke-va-SIM te-mi-MIM be-NEI sha-NA u-PAR ben-ba-KAR e-KHAD ve-EI-lim she-NAI-yim

  4. sentence

    ve-hik-rav-TEM al-hal-LE-khem shiv-AT ke-va-SIM te-mi-MIM be-NEI sha-NA u-PAR ben-ba-KAR e-KHAD ve-EI-lim she-NAI-yim yih-YU o-LAH la-ye-ho-VAH u-min-kha-TAM ve-nis-KEE-HEM ish-SHEH REI-akh-ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

Ufar ben-bakar echad ve-eilim shnayim {וּפַ֧ר בֶּן-בָּקָ֛ר אֶחָ֖ד וְאֵילִ֣ם שְׁנָ֑יִם | u·far ben-bā·qar e·ḥăḏ ve·ʾê·lim šə·nay·im} lists the bull and rams, demonstrating Hebrew’s stipulation of age and species within a single clause.

In contextLeviticus 23:18

And you shall bring near with the bread seven lambs without blemish one year old, one young bull, and two rams; these shall be a burnt offering to the LORD , with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 23:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 23:18, so the Hebrew word שְׁנָ֑יִם (shenaiyim) 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.23.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.18.W12.S1) and character.