Malachi 2:4:3Mal.2.4.W3TAB
שִׁלַּ֣חְתִּי
shilakhti
“I sent”
- Transliteration
- shi-lakh-TI
- Extended
- shih-lahkh-TIh
- IPA
- /ʃilˈlaħ.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- I sent
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shi-lakh-TI
- phraseyour reading level
shi-lakh-TI a-LE-khem
- clause
vi-DA-e-tem KI shi-lakh-TI a-LE-khem ET ham-mits-VA ha-ZOT
- sentence
vi-DA-e-tem KI shi-lakh-TI a-LE-khem ET ham-mits-VA ha-ZOT lih-hyot be-ri-TI et-LE-vi a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
šillakhtî {שִׁלַּחְתִּי | šil-laḥ-tî} ‘I have sent’ in the Piel perfect conveys deliberate divine action.
Root and etymology
“to send away”
In context — Malachi 2:4
Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, so that My covenant may continue with Levi , says the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Malachi 2:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Malachi 2:4, so the Hebrew word שִׁלַּ֣חְתִּי (shilakhti) 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 Mal.2.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mal.2.4.W3.S1) and character.