1 Kings 17:9:61 Kgs.17.9.W6TAB
וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖
veyashavta
“and dwell”
- Transliteration
- ve-ya-shav-TA
- Extended
- veh-yaa-shahv-TAA
- IPA
- /wəjaːʃavˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and dwell
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ya-shav-TA
- clause
KUM LEKH tsar-fe-TA a-SHER le-tsi-DON ve-ya-shav-TA SHAM
- sentence
KUM LEKH tsar-fe-TA a-SHER le-tsi-DON ve-ya-shav-TA SHAM hi-NE tsi-vi-TI SHAM i-SHA al-ma-NA le-khal-khe-LE-kha
Exegesis
The verb ve-yashavta {וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ | wə-yā-šāḇtā} employs a vav-consecutive plus Qal perfect to indicate a future dwelling.
In context — 1 Kings 17:9
Arise and go to Zarephath which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 17:9, so the Hebrew word וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ (veyashavta) 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 Kgs.17.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.9.W6.S1) and character.