1 Chronicles 17:4:121 Chr.17.4.W12TAB
לָשָֽׁבֶת׃
lashavet
“to dwell”
- Transliteration
- la-SHA-vet
- Extended
- laa-SHAA-veht
- IPA
- /laːˈʃaː.vɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to dwell
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-SHA-vet
- clause
LO a-TA tiv-NE-li ha-BA-yit la-SHA-vet
- sentence
LEKH ve-a-MAR-ta el-da-VID av-DI KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH LO a-TA tiv-NE-li ha-BA-yit la-SHA-vet
Exegesis
The negation lōʾ ʾă-tāh tiv-neh-lī {לֹ֥א אַתָּ֛ה תִּבְנֶה־לִּ֥י | lōʾ ʾă-tāh tiv-neh lī} places emphasis on David’s exclusion, and the infinitive lā-šā-ḇet {לָשָֽׁבֶת | lā-šā-ḇet} specifies the intended purpose as divine indwelling. The English rendering preserves Hebrew word order and prophetic structure to maintain emphasis.
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:4
Go and say to David my servant, “Thus says the LORD : You will not be the one to build the house for Me to dwell in.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Chronicles 17:4, so the Hebrew word לָשָֽׁבֶת׃ (lashavet) 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.17.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.4.W12.S1) and character.