Deuteronomy 21:11:2Deut.21.11.W2TAB
בַּשִּׁבְיָ֔ה
bashivya
“among the captives”
- Transliteration
- ba-shiv-YA
- Extended
- bah-shiv-YAH
- IPA
- /baʃʃivˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- among the captives
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-shiv-YA
- clause
ve-ra-i-TA ba-shiv-YA E-shet ye-FAT-TO-ar
- sentence
ve-ra-i-TA ba-shiv-YA E-shet ye-FAT-TO-ar ve-kha-shak-TA BAH ve-la-kakh-TA le-KHA le-i-SHA
Exegesis
The locative construct ba-shivyah {בַּשִּׁבְיָה | ba-šī-vyāh} “among the captivity” provides the setting, linked to the construct chain eshet yefat-to’ar {אֵשֶׁת יְפַת־תֹּאַר | ʾê-šeṯ yə-phaṯ-tō-ʾār} “woman of beautiful form.”
Root and etymology
sh-b-hsh-b-h
“captivity”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:11
And when you see among the captives a woman of beautiful form, and you desire her , then you may take her for yourself as a wife.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 21:11, so the Hebrew word בַּשִּׁבְיָ֔ה (bashivya) 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.21.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.11.W2.S1) and character.