Nehemiah 13:20:8Neh.13.20.W8TAB
וּשְׁתָּֽיִם׃
ushetayim
“and twice”
- Transliteration
- u-she-TA-yim
- Extended
- oo-sheh-TAA-yeem
- IPA
- /uː.ʃəˈtaː.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- and twice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-she-TA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
PA-am u-she-TA-yim
- sentence
va-ya-LI-nu ha-ro-khe-LIM u-mokh-RE khol-mim-KAR mi-KHUTS li-ru-sha-LA-yim PA-am u-she-TA-yim
Exegesis
The temporal nouns pa‘am {פַּ֥עַם | pa‘-am} and ushtayim {וּשְׁתָּֽיִם | ū-šə-tá-yim} function as adverbs of frequency. English rendering maintains the compound subject and places the frequency markers at the end for narrative emphasis.
In context — Nehemiah 13:20
The merchants and sellers of all merchandise lodged outside Jerusalem once and twice.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Nehemiah 13:20, so the Hebrew word וּשְׁתָּֽיִם׃ (ushetayim) 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 Neh.13.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.20.W8.S1) and character.