1 Chronicles 17:9:11 Chr.17.9.W1TAB
וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י
vesamti
“and I will set”
- Transliteration
- ve-sam-TI
- Extended
- veh-sahm-TTEE
- IPA
- /wəɬamˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will set
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-sam-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sam-TI ma-KOM
- clause
ve-sam-TI ma-KOM le-am-MI yis-ra-EL u-ne-ta-TI-hu ve-sha-KHAN takh-TAV ve-LO yir-GAZ OD
- sentence
ve-sam-TI ma-KOM le-am-MI yis-ra-EL u-ne-ta-TI-hu ve-sha-KHAN takh-TAV ve-LO yir-GAZ OD ve-lo-yo-SI-fu ve-NE-a-VA-la le-va-LO-to ka-a-SHER ba-ri-sho-NA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive perfect verb vesamti {וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י | wə-śam-tî} ‘and I will set’, initiating a rapid sequence of divine actions.
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:9
And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, and they will dwell in their place and will not be disturbed again, and sons of wickedness will not continue to afflict them as at the beginning.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 17:9, so the Hebrew word וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י (vesamti) 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.17.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.9.W1.S1) and character.