1 Chronicles 17:9:61 Chr.17.9.W6TAB

וְשָׁכַ֣ן

veshakhan

and he will dwell

Transliteration
ve-sha-KHAN
Extended
veh-shah-KHAN
IPA
/wəʃaˈxan/

Meaning by language

English
and he will dwell

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + שָׁ + כַ֣ן
ve + sha + khan
veshakhan

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
Qametslong 'ah'
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-sha-KHAN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-sha-KHAN takh-TAV

  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

A second promise ū-nəṭaʿtîhû {וּנְטַעְתִּ֙יהוּ֙ | ū-nə-ṭaʿ-tî-hû} ‘and I will plant him’ uses agrarian imagery for rooted establishment, followed by wə-šaḥan taḥtāw {וְשָׁכַ֣ן תַּחְתָּ֔יו | wə-ša-ḥan taḥ-tāw} ‘and he will dwell under him’ portraying protective habitation.

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 17:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 17:9, so the Hebrew word וְשָׁכַ֣ן (veshakhan) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.9.W6.S1) and character.