Ruth 4:13:5Ruth.4.13.W5PAT

לְאִשָּׁ֔ה

leishsha

his wife

Transliteration
le-ish-SHA
Extended
leh-ihsh-SHAA
IPA
/ləʔiʃˈʃaː/

Meaning by language

English
his wife
French
son épouse
Spanish
su esposa
Portuguese
sua esposa
German
seine Ehefrau
Russian
его жена
Arabic-Simplified
زوجته
Hindi
उसकी पत्नी
Chinese-Simplified
他的妻子
Korean
그의 아내
Indonesian
istrinya
Bengali
তার স্ত্রী
Tagalog
kanyang asawa
Swahili
mke wake
Amharic
ሚስቱ
Yoruba
aya rẹ̀
Igbo
nwunye ya
Twi
ne yere
Ewe
eƒe srɔ̃

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Result
לְ + אִש + שָּׁ֔ה
le + ish + sha
leishsha

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-ish-SHA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-te-hi-LO le-ish-SHA

  3. clause

    va-yik-KAKH BO-az et-RUT va-te-hi-LO le-ish-SHA va-ya-VO e-LE-ha

  4. sentence

    va-yik-KAKH BO-az et-RUT va-te-hi-LO le-ish-SHA va-ya-VO e-LE-ha va-yit-TEN Ye-ho-VAH LAH he-ra-YON va-TE-led BEN

In contextRuth 4:13

took Boaz Ruth became his wife entered to her gave LORD her conception bore a son

About this coordinate

Ruth 4:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ruth 4:13, so the Hebrew word לְאִשָּׁ֔ה (leishsha) 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 Ruth.4.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.4.13.W5.S1) and character.