Genesis 17:20:13Gen.17.20.W13PAT
נְשִׂיאִם֙
nesiim
“princes”
- Transliteration
- ne-si-IM
- Extended
- neh-see-IHM
- IPA
- /nə.siːˈʔim/
Meaning by language
- English
- princes
- French
- princes
- Spanish
- príncipes
- Russian
- князей
- Arabic-Simplified
- رؤساء
- Hindi
- प्रधानों
- Chinese-Simplified
- 首领
- Swahili
- wakuu
- Twi
- ahene
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-si-IM
- phraseyour reading level
she-nei-a-SAR ne-si-IM
- clause
she-nei-a-SAR ne-si-IM yo-LID u-ne-TA-tiv le-GOY ga-DOL
- sentence
u-le-yish-ma-EL she-ma-TI-kha hi-NE be-ra-khe-TI o-TO ve-hi-fe-RE-ti o-TO ve-hi-re-BEI-ti o-TO bi-me-OD me-OD she-nei-a-SAR ne-si-IM yo-LID u-ne-TA-tiv le-GOY ga-DOL
In context — Genesis 17:20
and as for Ishmael I have heard you behold I have blessed him and I will make fruitful him and I will multiply him greatly very he will father twelve princes and I will make him into a nation great
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:20:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Genesis 17:20, so the Hebrew word נְשִׂיאִם֙ (nesiim) 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.17.20.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.20.W13.S1) and character.