Deuteronomy 13:12:9Deut.13.12.W9TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:13
לָשֶׁ֥בֶת
lashevet
“to dwell”
- Transliteration
- la-SHE-vet
- Extended
- lah-SHEH-veht
- IPA
- /laˈʃɛvɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to dwell
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-SHE-vet
- phraseyour reading level
la-SHE-vet SHAM
- sentence
ki-tish-MA be-a-KHAT a-re-KHA a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH la-SHE-vet SHAM le-MOR
Exegesis
The infinitive construct lashevet {לָשֶׁבֶת | lā-šē-ḇet} marks purpose “to dwell,” with sham {שָׁם | šām} “there,” and the infinitive leʾemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾō-mar} signals reported speech. English renders the protasis and purpose infinitive to maintain the legal nuance while ensuring clarity in the sequence of hearing, divine giving, and dwelling.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–bet
“to sit, to dwell”
In context — Deuteronomy 13:12
If you hear it said in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you to dwell there,
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 13:12, so the Hebrew word לָשֶׁ֥בֶת (lashevet) 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 Deut.13.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.12.W9.S1) and character.