Leviticus 3:4:2Lev.3.4.W2TAB
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shteh
“the two”
- Transliteration
- SHTEH
- Extended
- SHTEH
- IPA
- /ˈʃteː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the two
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHTEH
- phraseyour reading level
SHTEH hak-le-YOT
- clause
veh-ET SHTEH hak-le-YOT ve-ET-ha-KHE-lev a-SHER a-LE-hen a-SHER al-hak-se-LIM
- sentence
veh-ET SHTEH hak-le-YOT ve-ET-ha-KHE-lev a-SHER a-LE-hen a-SHER al-hak-se-LIM ve-ET-ha-yo-TE-ret al-ha-ka-VED al-hak-le-YOT ye-SEE-REH-na
Exegesis
The construct phrase shtei hakelayot {שְׁתֵּי הַכְּלָיֹת | šə-ṯê ha-kəlā-yōṯ} ‘two of the kidneys’ uses a numeral in construct state with a feminine plural noun, demonstrating Hebrew’s numeric construct usage.
In context — Leviticus 3:4
And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, that is on the loins, and the appendage upon the liver, upon the kidneys, he shall remove it.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 3:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 3:4, so the Hebrew word שְׁתֵּ֣י (shteh) 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.3.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.3.4.W2.S1) and character.