1 Kings 21:10:11 Kgs.21.10.W1TAB

וְ֠הוֹשִׁיבוּ

vehoshivu

and seat

Transliteration
ve-ho-shi-VU
Extended
veh-hoh-shih-VOO
IPA
/wəhoːʃiˈvuː/

Meaning by language

English
and seat

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ֠ + הוֹ + שִׁי + בוּ
ve + ho + shi + vu
vehoshivu

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ho-shi-VU

  2. clause

    ve-ho-shi-VU she-NA-yim a-na-SHIM be-NE-VE-li-ya-AL NEG-do vi-yi-DU-hu le-MOR be-RAKH-ta e-lo-HIM va-ME-lekh

  3. sentence

    ve-ho-shi-VU she-NA-yim a-na-SHIM be-NE-VE-li-ya-AL NEG-do vi-yi-DU-hu le-MOR be-RAKH-ta e-lo-HIM va-ME-lekh ve-ho-tsi-U-hu ve-sik-LU-hu ve-ya-MOT

Exegesis

The verse begins with the hiphil imperative vehoshivu {וְ֠הוֹשִׁיבוּ | wə-hō-šî-wû}, issuing a command to seat the witnesses.

In context1 Kings 21:10

And seat two men, sons of worthlessness, opposite him, and let them testify against him, saying, “You have blessed God and the king.” Then bring him out and stone him so that he dies.

About this coordinate

1 Kings 21:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 21:10, so the Hebrew word וְ֠הוֹשִׁיבוּ (vehoshivu) 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.21.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.10.W1.S1) and character.