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
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ho-shi-VU
- 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
- 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 context — 1 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.