הַ/שְּׁתִ֣י

𐤄/𐤔𐤕𐤉

hasheti

the warp

from שִׁית; a fixture, i.e. the warp in weaving; warp.

H8359

Leviticus 13:52 · Word #6

Lexicon H8359

Lemmaשְׁתִי
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤕𐤉
Transliterationshᵉthîy
Strong'sH8359
In-contextthe warp

Morphology HTd/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H8359-01

the set-threading

Rootשית (š-y-t)
Core Meaningsto set, place, appoint, establish, fix, lay a foundation
Semantic Rangewarp (in weaving), foundation threads, that which is fixed in place; by extension, structural foundation or underlying framework
Conceptual SignificanceAs the fixed threads stretched and established before weaving begins, the שְׁתִי represents structural stability and foundation. It evokes imagery of ordered design and purposeful setting in place—an apt metaphor in biblical thought for foundations, structure, and divinely established order.
Morphological NotesNoun, common masculine singular absolute (Ncmsa) with prefixed definite article (הַ). The form is singular and definite: "the …".
Rendering RationaleThe noun שְׁתִי derives from the root שית (“to set, place, establish”) and refers to the warp—the threads set in place on a loom as the fixed foundation of weaving. Rendering it as "the set-threading" preserves the root idea of something established or fixed, while reflecting the masculine singular absolute form with the definite article ("the").

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שית (to set, place, appoint, establish, fix, lay a foundation)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7896-01 ashit I will set in place
H7896-02 shat he set in place
H8352-01 shet Appointed-One
H7897-01 shit garment of
H7896-05 shitah you have set
H7896-06 shitemo Set them
H7896-07 shiti let me set / place! (you, feminine singular)
H7896-08 tashet you will set in place
H7896-09 tashit you will set in place
H7898-01 vashayit and wild overgrowth
H7896-12 vayashet and he set in place
H7896-13 veshit and he set in place / and set in place! (you, masculine singular)
H7896-14 yashet he sets in place
H7896-15 yashit he sets in place

Word Usage (9 occurrences of H8359)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Leviticus 13:48 בִֽ/שְׁתִי֙ visheti in the warp
Leviticus 13:49 בַ/שְּׁתִ֤י vasheti in the warp
Leviticus 13:51 בַ/שְּׁתִ֤י vasheti in-the-warp