2 Samuel 2:13:102 Sam.2.13.W10TAB
וַיֵּ֨שְׁב֜וּ
vayeshveu
“and they sat”
- Transliteration
- va-YESH-ve-U
- Extended
- vah-YEESH-veh-OO
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːʃəˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they 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 | |
| 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-YESH-ve-U
- clause
va-YESH-ve-U E-le al-ha-be-re-KHA miz-ZE ve-E-le al-ha-be-re-KHA miz-ZE
- sentence
ve-yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA ve-av-DE da-VID ya-tse-U va-yif-GE-shum al-be-re-KHAT giv-ON yakh-DAV va-YESH-ve-U E-le al-ha-be-re-KHA miz-ZE ve-E-le al-ha-be-re-KHA miz-ZE
Root and etymology
yod–shin–betyod–shin–bet
“sit, dwell”
In context — 2 Samuel 2:13
And Joab son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. They sat down, one group on one side of the pool and the other on the opposite side.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 2:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 2:13, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֨שְׁב֜וּ (vayeshveu) 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 Sam.2.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.2.13.W10.S1) and character.