1 Kings 20:24:81 Kgs.20.24.W8TAB
וְשִׂ֥ים
vesim
“and set or place”
- Transliteration
- ve-SIM
- Extended
- veh-SEEM
- IPA
- /vəˈsiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and set or place
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-SIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SIM pa-KHOT
- clause
ha-SER ham-me-la-KHIM ISH mim-me-ko-MO ve-SIM pa-KHOT takh-te-HEM
- sentence
ve-ET-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE a-SE ha-SER ham-me-la-KHIM ISH mim-me-ko-MO ve-SIM pa-KHOT takh-te-HEM
Exegesis
Finally, the Qal imperative ve-sim pakhot tahteyhem {וְשִׂים פַּחוֹת תַּחְתֵּיהֶם | wə-sîm pa-ḥôṯ taḥ-tê-hēm} “and set governors under them” completes the procedural sequence by appointing new officials. The Hebrew imperative chain conveys urgency and precise administrative restructuring.
Root and etymology
Rootsh-y-m
“to put, place, appoint”
In context — 1 Kings 20:24
And this matter, do: Remove the kings , each one from his place, and set governors in their stead.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 20:24, so the Hebrew word וְשִׂ֥ים (vesim) 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.20.24.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.24.W8.S1) and character.