Proverbs 30:21:2Prov.30.21.W2TAB
שָׁ֭לוֹשׁ
shalosh
“three”
- Transliteration
- sha-LOSH
- Extended
- shaa-LOHSH
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈloːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- three
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
sha-LOSH
- clause
TA-khat sha-LOSH rag-ZA E-rets
- sentence
TA-khat sha-LOSH rag-ZA E-rets ve-TA-khat ar-BA LO-tu-KHAL se-ET
Exegesis
A numeric modifier shalosh {שָׁ֭לוֹשׁ | šā-lōš} ‘three’ accompanies the verb ragezah {רָ֣גְזָה | rā-gez-āh} ‘trembles’, personifying eretz {אֶ֑רֶץ | ʾe-reṣ} ‘earth’ through feminine singular agreement.
In context — Proverbs 30:21
Under three things the earth trembles, and under four she cannot bear.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 30:21, so the Hebrew word שָׁ֭לוֹשׁ (shalosh) 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 Prov.30.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.21.W2.S1) and character.