2 Chronicles 19:4:12 Chr.19.4.W1TAB
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב
vayeshev
“and he lived or sat”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-SHEV
- Extended
- vah-yeh-SHEHV
- IPA
- /vaj.jeˈʃɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he lived or sat
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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Word in context
- word
va-ye-SHEV
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-SHEV ye-ho-sha-FAT
- clause
va-ye-SHEV ye-ho-sha-FAT bi-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
va-ye-SHEV ye-ho-sha-FAT bi-ru-sha-LA-im va-ya-SHAV va-ye-TSI va-AM mib-be-ER SHE-va ad-HAHR ef-ra-YIM va-ye-shi-VEM el-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-te-HEM
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav consecutive wayyēšeḇ {וַיֵּשֶׁב | wayyēšeḇ} “and he dwelt,” placing the perfective verb before the subject to emphasize Jehoshaphat’s continued residence.
Root and etymology
y-sh-byod–shin–bet
“to sit, dwell”
In context — 2 Chronicles 19:4
While Jehoshaphat stayed in Jerusalem, he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, turning them back to the LORD , the God of their ancestors.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 19:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 19:4, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב (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 2 Chr.19.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.19.4.W1.S1) and character.