1 Samuel 22:4:51 Sam.22.4.W5TAB
וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ
vayeshevu
“and they stayed”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-she-VU
- Extended
- vah-yeh-sheh-VOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːʃəˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they stayed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-she-VU
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-she-VU im-MO
- clause
va-ye-she-VU im-MO kal-ye-ME he-yot-da-VID ba-me-tsu-DA
- sentence
va-ya-NKHEM et-pe-NE ME-lekh mo-AV va-ye-she-VU im-MO kal-ye-ME he-yot-da-VID ba-me-tsu-DA
Exegesis
The verb vayeshevu {וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ | wayyēšēvû} ‘and they dwelt’ (Qal imperfect with vav consecutive) combined with imo {עִמּ֔וֹ | ʿimmô} ‘with him’ conveys continued residence.
Root and etymology
yod–shin–betyod–shin–bet
“to sit, dwell”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:4
And he led them to the presence of the king of Moab, and they lived with him all the days that David was in the stronghold.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 22:4, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ (vayeshevu) 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.22.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.4.W5.S1) and character.