1 Chronicles 17:1:121 Chr.17.1.W12TAB
יוֹשֵׁב֙
yoshev
“dwelling”
- Transliteration
- yo-SHEV
- Extended
- yoh-SHEHV
- IPA
- /joːˈʃeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- dwelling
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
yo-SHEV
- phraseyour reading level
hin-NE a-no-KHI yo-SHEV
- clause
va-yo-MER da-VID el-na-TAN ha-na-vi hin-NE a-no-KHI yo-SHEV be-VET ha-a-ra-ZIM va-a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH ta-KHAT ye-ri-OT
- sentence
va-ye-HI ka-a-SHER ya-SHAV da-VID be-VE-to va-yo-MER da-VID el-na-TAN ha-na-vi hin-NE a-no-KHI yo-SHEV be-VET ha-a-ra-ZIM va-a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH ta-KHAT ye-ri-OT
Exegesis
The participle yōšēb {יוֹשֵׁב | yōšēb} conveys ongoing dwelling, while the construct bə-bêyt hāʾărāzîm {בְּבֵית הָאֲרָזִים | bə-bêyt hāʾărāzîm} highlights royal luxury.
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:1
And it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remains under curtains .”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Chronicles 17:1, so the Hebrew word יוֹשֵׁב֙ (yoshev) 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 1 Chr.17.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.1.W12.S1) and character.