Deuteronomy 16:20:6Deut.16.20.W6TAB
וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣
veyarashta
“and inherit”
- Transliteration
- ve-ya-RASH-ta
- Extended
- veh-ya-RAHSH-tah
- IPA
- /vəjaˈraʃ.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- and inherit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ya-RASH-ta
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ya-RASH-ta et-ha-A-retz
- clause
le-MA-an tikh-YE ve-ya-RASH-ta et-ha-A-retz a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH
- sentence
tse-DEK tse-DEK tir-DOF le-MA-an tikh-YE ve-ya-RASH-ta et-ha-A-retz a-SHER-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH
Exegesis
This is followed by a vav-consecutive in veyarashta {וְיָרַשְׁתָּ | wə-yā-rāš-tā} plus the perfect stem to express consequence: ‘and you shall possess’.
Root and etymology
RootYod, Resh, Shin
“to inherit, possess”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:20
Pursue justice, justice, so that you may live and possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 16:20, so the Hebrew word וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ (veyarashta) 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.16.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.20.W6.S1) and character.