1 Samuel 22:23:11 Sam.22.23.W1TAB
שְׁבָ֤ה
sheva
“stay”
- Transliteration
- she-VA
- Extended
- sheh-VAA
- IPA
- /ʃəˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- stay
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-VA
- phraseyour reading level
she-VA i-TI
- clause
she-VA i-TI al-ti-RA KI a-sher-ye-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI ye-vak-KESH et-naf-SHE-kha
- sentence
she-VA i-TI al-ti-RA KI a-sher-ye-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI ye-vak-KESH et-naf-SHE-kha ki-mish-me-RET a-TA im-ma-DI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Qal imperative shəvah {שְׁבָה | šə-vāh} ‘remain’, establishing an immediate personal address.
Root and etymology
ש־ב־הshin–bet–he
“to dwell; remain”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:23
Stay with me; do not be afraid, for the one who seeks my soul is also seeking your soul. You will be under my safeguard .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 22:23, so the Hebrew word שְׁבָ֤ה (sheva) 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 Sam.22.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.23.W1.S1) and character.