1 Kings 21:12:31 Kgs.21.12.W3TAB

וְהֹשִׁ֥יבוּ

vehoshivu

and they seated or caused to sit

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

Meaning by language

English
and they seated or caused to sit

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Result
וְ + הֹ + שִׁ֥י + 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
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. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ho-shi-VU et-na-VOT

  3. clause

    ve-ho-shi-VU et-na-VOT be-ROSH ha-AM

  4. sentence

    ka-re-U TSOM ve-ho-shi-VU et-na-VOT be-ROSH ha-AM

Exegesis

The conjunctional vav in vehoshivu {וְהֹשִׁ֥יבוּ | wə-hōšîḇû} ‘and they seated’ introduces a causative Hiphil perfect that places Naboth {נָב֖וֹת | Nā-vōṯ} as the patient after the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ’et-}.

In context1 Kings 21:12

They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth at the head of the people.

About this coordinate

1 Kings 21:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 21:12, so the Hebrew word וְהֹשִׁ֥יבוּ (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.21.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.12.W3.S1) and character.