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

Result
וְ + שַׂמְ + תִּ֣י
ve + sam + ti
vesamti

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Memm as in mother
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

    ve-sam-TI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-sam-TI ma-KOM

  3. 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

  4. 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 context1 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.