1 Samuel 23:29:41 Sam.23.29.W4TABWLC 1 Samuel 24:1
וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב
vayeshev
“and he dwelt”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-SHEV
- Extended
- vah-yeh-SHEV
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːˈʃɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he dwelt
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ye-SHEV
- clause
va-ye-SHEV be-me-tsa-DOT e-EN-ge-DI
- sentence
va-ya-AL da-VID mi-SHAM va-ye-SHEV be-me-tsa-DOT e-EN-ge-DI
Exegesis
The verse features two vav-consecutive verbs, vayaʿal {וַיַּעַל | wayyaʿal} “and he went up” and vayeshev {וַיֵּשֶׁב | wayyēšeb} “and he settled,” both Qal imperfect third person masculine singular. David serves as the subject of both actions.
In context — 1 Samuel 23:29
Then David went up from there and settled in the strongholds of En Gedi.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 23:29, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (vayeshev) 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.23.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.29.W4.S1) and character.