Genesis 4:23:8Gen.4.23.W8PAT
נְשֵׁ֣י
neshee
“wives of”
- Transliteration
- ne-SHEE
- Extended
- neh-SHEE
- IPA
- /nə.ˈʃeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wives of
- French
- épouses de
- Spanish
- esposas de
- Portuguese
- esposas de
- German
- Frauen von
- Russian
- жёны
- Arabic-Simplified
- نِسَاءُ
- Hindi
- पत्नियाँ
- Chinese-Simplified
- 妻子们
- Korean
- 아내들
- Indonesian
- istri-istri
- Bengali
- স্ত্রীরা
- Tagalog
- mga asawa ni
- Swahili
- wake wa
- Amharic
- ሚስቶች
- Yoruba
- aya ti
- Igbo
- ndị nwunye nke
- Twi
- yerenom
- Ewe
- srɔ̃wo
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ne-SHEE
- phraseyour reading level
ne-SHEE LE-mekh
- clause
va-YO-mer LE-mekh le-na-SHAV a-DA ve-tsil-LA she-MA-an ko-LI ne-SHEE LE-mekh ha-e-ZEN-na im-ra-TI
- sentence
va-YO-mer LE-mekh le-na-SHAV a-DA ve-tsil-LA she-MA-an ko-LI ne-SHEE LE-mekh ha-e-ZEN-na im-ra-TI KI ISH ha-rag-TI le-fi-tse-EE ve-YE-led le-khab-bu-ra-TI
In context — Genesis 4:23
Lamech {And} said to his wives Adah and Zillah listen to my voice wives of Lamech heed my saying for a man I killed for my wound and a boy for my bruise
About this coordinate
Genesis 4:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 4:23, so the Hebrew word נְשֵׁ֣י (neshee) 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.4.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.4.23.W8.S1) and character.