Genesis 17:1:6Gen.17.1.W6PAT

שָׁנִ֑ים

shanim

years

Transliteration
sha-NIM
Extended
shah-NEEM
IPA
/ʃaː.ˈniːm/

Meaning by language

English
years
French
ans
Spanish
años
Portuguese
anos
German
Jahre
Russian
лет
Arabic-Simplified
سنين
Hindi
वर्ष
Chinese-Simplified
Korean
Indonesian
tahun
Bengali
বছর
Tagalog
taon
Swahili
miaka
Amharic
ዓመታት
Yoruba
ọdún
Igbo
afọ
Twi
mfe
Ewe
ƒewo

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Result
שָׁ + נִ֑ים
sha + nim
shanim

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    sha-NIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-TE-sha sha-NIM

  3. clause

    va-ye-HI av-RAM ben-ti-she-IM sha-NA ve-TE-sha sha-NIM

  4. sentence

    va-ye-HI av-RAM ben-ti-she-IM sha-NA ve-TE-sha sha-NIM va-ye-RA Ye-ho-VAH el-av-RAM va-yo-MER e-LAV a-ni-EL shad-DAI hit-ha-LEKH le-fa-NAI ve-he-YE ta-MIM

In contextGenesis 17:1

Abram was son of ninety year and nine years LORD appeared to Abram said to him I am God Almighty walk before me be blameless

About this coordinate

Genesis 17:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 17:1, so the Hebrew word שָׁנִ֑ים (shanim) 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 Gen.17.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.1.W6.S1) and character.