Numbers 19:4:11Num.19.4.W11TAB
שֶׁ֥בַע
sheva
“seven”
- Transliteration
- SHE-va
- Extended
- SHEH-vah
- IPA
- /ˈʃɛvaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHE-va
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-va pe-a-MIM
- clause
ve-hiz-ZAH el-NO-kakh pe-NEI O-hel-mo-ED mi-da-MAH SHE-va pe-a-MIM
- sentence
ve-la-KAKH el-a-ZAR ha-ko-HEN mi-da-MAH be-ets-ba-O ve-hiz-ZAH el-NO-kakh pe-NEI O-hel-mo-ED mi-da-MAH SHE-va pe-a-MIM
Exegesis
The repetition of midamah and the distributive numeral sheva peamim {שֶׁ֥בַע פְּעָמִֽים | še-vāʿ pə-‘ā-mîm} ‘seven times’ creates numerical emphasis, conveying completeness. The Hebrew VSO order is rendered into English SVO to maintain clarity while preserving the specialized prepositional phrases for ritual precision.
In context — Numbers 19:4
Then Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle the blood seven times toward the front of the tent of meeting.
About this coordinate
Numbers 19:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 19:4, so the Hebrew word שֶׁ֥בַע (sheva) 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 Num.19.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.19.4.W11.S1) and character.