Proverbs 30:7:2Prov.30.7.W2TAB
שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי
shaalti
“I asked”
- Transliteration
- sha-AL-ti
- Extended
- shaa-AL-tih
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈʔal.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- I asked
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
sha-AL-ti
- clause
she-TA-yim sha-AL-ti me-it-AKH
- sentence
she-TA-yim sha-AL-ti me-it-AKH al-tim-NA mim-me-NI be-TE-rem a-MUT
Exegesis
The perfect verb shaʾalti {שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי | šāʾal-tî} ‘I have asked’ signals a completed request with ongoing relevance.
Root and etymology
ש־א־ל
“to ask”
In context — Proverbs 30:7
Two things I have asked from You ; do not withhold them from me before I die .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 30:7, so the Hebrew word שָׁאַ֣לְתִּי (shaalti) 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.30.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.7.W2.S1) and character.