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
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-SHAV-te
- phraseyour reading level
KI LO ya-SHAV-te
- 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
- 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 context — 1 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.