2 Samuel 21:16:22 Sam.21.16.W2TAB

וְיִשְׁבִּ֨י

veyishbi

and Ishbi

Transliteration
ve-yish-BI
Extended
veh-yish-BEE
IPA
/vəjiʃˈbiː/

Meaning by language

English
and Ishbi

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + יִשְׁ + בִּ֨י
ve + yish + bi
veyishbi

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-yish-BI

  2. phraseyour reading level

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

  3. clause

    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

  4. sentence

    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

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.

In context2 Samuel 21:16

Now Ishbi-benob, who was among the descendants of the Rapha, had a bronze spear weighing three hundred shekels and was girded with a new sword. And he said he would strike David .

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 21:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 21:16, so the Hebrew word וְיִשְׁבִּ֨י (veyishbi) 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.21.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.16.W2.S1) and character.