Numbers 21:17:4Num.21.17.W4TAB
אֶת־הַשִּׁירָ֖ה
ethashirah
“the song”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-shi-RAH
- Extended
- EET-ha-shee-RAA
- IPA
- /ʔeːt haʃ.ʃiˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the song
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-shi-RAH
- clause
AZ ya-SHIR yis-ra-EL et-ha-shi-RAH ha-ZOT
- sentence
AZ ya-SHIR yis-ra-EL et-ha-shi-RAH ha-ZOT a-LI ve-ER e-NU-LAH
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת | ʾeṯ} introduces the direct object hashirah {הַשִּׁירָה | haššîrâh} ‘the song’, which is specified by the demonstrative hazot {הַזֹּאת | hazzōṯ} ‘this’.
Root and etymology
š-y-rshin-yod-resh
“song”
In context — Numbers 21:17
Then Israel sang this song, “Spring up, O well ; sing to her !”
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 21:17, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַשִּׁירָ֖ה (ethashirah) 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.21.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.17.W4.S1) and character.