1 Samuel 22:5:61 Sam.22.5.W6TAB
תֵשֵׁב֙
teshev
“you shall stay or sit”
- Transliteration
- te-SHEV
- Extended
- teh-SHEHV
- IPA
- /teːˈʃɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall stay or sit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-SHEV
- phraseyour reading level
LO te-SHEV
- clause
va-yo-MER GAD ha-na-VI el-da-VID LO te-SHEV bam-me-tsu-DA LEKH u-va-TA-le-KHA E-rets ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-yo-MER GAD ha-na-VI el-da-VID LO te-SHEV bam-me-tsu-DA LEKH u-va-TA-le-KHA E-rets ye-hu-DA va-ye-LEKH da-VID va-ya-VO YA-ar KHA-ret
Exegesis
The prohibition lo teshev {לֹא תֵשֵׁב | lō tēšēḇ} uses the negative particle lo with a Qal imperfect to express prohibition.
In context — 1 Samuel 22:5
Gad the prophet said to David, “Do not dwell in the stronghold ; depart and go to the land of Judah,” and David departed and went to the forest of Chareth .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 22:5, so the Hebrew word תֵשֵׁב֙ (teshev) 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.22.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.5.W6.S1) and character.