וישבו

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וישבו

   va-ye-SHVO

   and he dwelt or and he returned
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וישבו וְיִשְׁבִּ֨י בְּנֹ֜ב

   va-ye-SHVO ve-yish-BI be-NOV

   and he dwelt or and he returned and Ishbi of Nob
3. clause🔊 וישבו וְיִשְׁבִּ֨י בְּנֹ֜ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּילִידֵ֣י הָרָפָ֗ה וּמִשְׁקַ֤ל קֵינוֹ֙ שְׁלֹ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ מִשְׁקַ֣ל נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וְה֖וּא חָג֣וּר חֲדָשָׁ֑ה

   va-ye-SHVO ve-yish-BI be-NOV a-SHER bi-li-DE ha-ra-FA u-mish-KAL KEI-no she-LOSH me-OT mish-KAL ne-KHO-shet ve-HU kha-GUR kha-da-SHA

   and he dwelt or and he returned and Ishbi of Nob who or which among the descendants of the Rapha and the weight of his spear three hundreds weight of bronze and he girded or armed new {feminine}
4. sentence🔊 וישבו וְיִשְׁבִּ֨י בְּנֹ֜ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּילִידֵ֣י הָרָפָ֗ה וּמִשְׁקַ֤ל קֵינוֹ֙ שְׁלֹ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ מִשְׁקַ֣ל נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וְה֖וּא חָג֣וּר חֲדָשָׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְהַכּ֥וֹת אֶת־דָּוִֽד׃

   va-ye-SHVO ve-yish-BI be-NOV a-SHER bi-li-DE ha-ra-FA u-mish-KAL KEI-no she-LOSH me-OT mish-KAL ne-KHO-shet ve-HU kha-GUR kha-da-SHA va-yo-MER le-ha-KOT et-DA-vid

   and he dwelt or and he returned and Ishbi of Nob who or which among the descendants of the Rapha and the weight of his spear three hundreds weight of bronze and he girded or armed new {feminine} and he said to strike David {direct object marker}

Exegesis

The verse opens with the sequential waw-consecutive verb veyashvu {וישבו | wə-yăš-bû} marking continuation, followed immediately by the proper name veyishbi benov {וְיִשְׁבִּ֨י בְּנֹ֜ב | wə-yîš-bî bə-nōw} identifying Ishbi-benob.