Deuteronomy 17:18:2Deut.17.18.W2TAB
כְשִׁבְתּ֔וֹ
kheshivto
“when he sits”
- Transliteration
- khe-shiv-TO
- Extended
- keh-shiv-TOH
- IPA
- /kəʃivˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when he sits
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khe-shiv-TO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA khe-shiv-TO
- clause
ve-ha-YA khe-shiv-TO AL ki-SE mam-lakh-TO
- sentence
ve-ha-YA khe-shiv-TO AL ki-SE mam-lakh-TO ve-ka-TAV LO et-mish-NE ha-to-RA ha-ZOT al-SE-fer mil-lif-NE ha-ko-ha-NIM hal-vi-YIM
Exegesis
The infinitive construct keshivto {כְשִׁבְתּ֔וֹ | kə-šiv-tô} ‘when he sits’ functions as a temporal clause modifying the condition.
In context — Deuteronomy 17:18
And it shall be, when he sits upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book, taken from the scroll that is before the priests, the Levites .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 17:18, so the Hebrew word כְשִׁבְתּ֔וֹ (kheshivto) 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.17.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.18.W2.S1) and character.