1 Chronicles 17:5:31 Chr.17.5.W3TAB

יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙

yashavte

I dwelt

Transliteration
ya-SHAV-te
Extended
yaa-SHAV-teh
IPA
/jaːˈʃav.ti/

Meaning by language

English
I dwelt

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יָ + שַׁ֙בְ + תִּי֙
ya + shav + te
yashavte

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Tavt as in top
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ya-SHAV-te

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KI LO ya-SHAV-te

  3. clause

    KI LO ya-SHAV-te be-va-YIT min-ha-YOM a-SHER he-e-LEI-te ET-yis-ra-EL AD ha-YOM ha-ZE

  4. sentence

    KI LO ya-SHAV-te be-va-YIT min-ha-YOM a-SHER he-e-LEI-te ET-yis-ra-EL AD ha-YOM ha-ZE va-e-HYE me-O-hel el-O-hel u-mim-mish-KAN

Exegesis

The negative particle lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ negates the Qal perfect verb yashavti {יָשַׁבְתִּי | yāšavtî} ‘I have dwelt’, establishing an ongoing condition.

Root and etymology

y-sh-byod–shin–bet

to dwell, remain

In context1 Chronicles 17:5

For I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought up Israel until this day, but I have been from tent to tent and from one tabernacle to another.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 17:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 17:5, so the Hebrew word יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ (yashavte) 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.17.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.5.W3.S1) and character.