Leviticus 23:3:1Lev.23.3.W1TAB
שֵׁ֣שֶׁת
sheshet
“six”
- Transliteration
- SHE-shet
- Extended
- SHEH-sheht
- IPA
- /ˈʃeː.ʃɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- six
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
SHE-shet
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-shet yah-MEEM
- clause
SHE-shet yah-MEEM teh-ah-SEH meh-la-KHAA oo-va-YOM ha-she-vee-EE sha-BAT sha-ba-TON mik-rah-KOH-desh kohl-meh-la-KHAA LO ta-ah-SOO
- sentence
SHE-shet yah-MEEM teh-ah-SEH meh-la-KHAA oo-va-YOM ha-she-vee-EE sha-BAT sha-ba-TON mik-rah-KOH-desh kohl-meh-la-KHAA LO ta-ah-SOO sha-BAT HI la-ye-ho-VAH beh-KOHL moh-shvo-TEE-khem
Exegesis
The verse opens with a prototypical action clause sheshet yamim te’aseh melakhah {שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תֵּעָשֶׂה מְלָאכָה | šēšéṯ yāmîm tēʿāšéh mĕlāḵāh} ‘six days work shall be done’, establishing the routine labor period.
In context — Leviticus 23:3
Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwellings.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 23:3, so the Hebrew word שֵׁ֣שֶׁת (sheshet) 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.23.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.3.W1.S1) and character.