Zechariah 13:9:2Zech.13.9.W2TAB
אֶת־הַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙
ethashelishit
“the third part”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-she-li-SHIT
- Extended
- eht-hah-sheh-li-SHEET
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haʃ.ʃəliˈʃiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the third part
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-she-li-SHIT
- phraseyour reading level
ve-he-VE-ti et-ha-she-li-SHIT
- clause
ve-he-VE-ti et-ha-she-li-SHIT ba-ESH u-tse-raf-TIM kit-srof et-ha-KE-sef u-ve-khan-TIM kiv-KHON et-ha-za-HAV
- sentence
ve-he-VE-ti et-ha-she-li-SHIT ba-ESH u-tse-raf-TIM kit-srof et-ha-KE-sef u-ve-khan-TIM kiv-KHON et-ha-za-HAV HU yik-RA vish-MI va-a-NI e-e-NE o-TO a-MAR-ti a-MI HU ve-HU yo-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI
Exegesis
The ordinal hashlishit {הַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ | ha-šə-lî-šît} ‘the third part’ identifies the faithful plurality.
Root and etymology
Rootš–l–š
“third part”
In context — Zechariah 13:9
I will bring the third part through the fire and refine them as silver is refined, and I will test them as gold is tested. He will call on My name, and I will answer him; I will say, “He is my people,” and he will say, “The LORD is my God .”
About this coordinate
Zechariah 13:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Zechariah 13:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ (ethashelishit) 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 Zech.13.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.9.W2.S1) and character.