2 Chronicles 6:39:42 Chr.6.39.W4TAB
שִׁבְתְּךָ֗
shivtekha
“of your dwelling”
- Transliteration
- shiv-te-KHA
- Extended
- shihv-teh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʃiv.təˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of your dwelling
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
shiv-te-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
mim-me-KHON shiv-te-KHA
- clause
ve-sha-MA-ta min-ha-sha-MA-yim mim-me-KHON shiv-te-KHA et-te-fi-la-TAM ve-et-te-khi-no-TE-hem ve-a-SI-ta mish-pa-TAM
- sentence
ve-sha-MA-ta min-ha-sha-MA-yim mim-me-KHON shiv-te-KHA et-te-fi-la-TAM ve-et-te-khi-no-TE-hem ve-a-SI-ta mish-pa-TAM ve-sa-LAKH-ta le-am-me-KHA a-SHER kha-TE-u-LAKH
Exegesis
The construct chain min-hashamayim {מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם֜ | min-ha-šā-ma-yim} ‘from the heavens’ paired with mimmekhon {מִמְּכוֹן | mim-mə-ḵōn} ‘from the place’ highlights divine transcendence and immanence in shivtekha {שִׁבְתְּךָ֗ | šiv-tə-kha} ‘your dwelling’.
In context — 2 Chronicles 6:39
And You will hear from the heavens, from the place of Your dwelling, their prayer and their supplications, and You will uphold their cause and forgive Your people who have sinned against You.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 6:39:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 6:39, so the Hebrew word שִׁבְתְּךָ֗ (shivtekha) 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.6.39.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.6.39.W4.S1) and character.