Deuteronomy 23:13:6Deut.23.13.W6TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:14
בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ
beshivtekha
“when you sit”
- Transliteration
- be-shiv-te-KHA
- Extended
- beh-shiv-teh-KHA
- IPA
- /bəʃivˈtəxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when you sit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-shiv-te-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA be-shiv-te-KHA KHUTS ve-kha-FAR-ta BAH ve-shav-TA ve-ki-SI-ta et-tse-o-TE-kha
- clause
al-a-ze-NE-kha ve-ha-YA be-shiv-te-KHA KHUTS ve-kha-FAR-ta BAH ve-shav-TA ve-ki-SI-ta et-tse-o-TE-kha
- sentence
ve-ya-TED ti-hyeh le-KHA al-a-ze-NE-kha ve-ha-YA be-shiv-te-KHA KHUTS ve-kha-FAR-ta BAH ve-shav-TA ve-ki-SI-ta et-tse-o-TE-kha
Exegesis
The temporal clause formed by the infinitive construct beshivtekha {בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ | bə-šiv-tə-kha} ‘when you sit’ with chuts {חוּץ | ḥûṣ} ‘outside’ sets the context for the ensuing actions.
In context — Deuteronomy 23:13
And you shall have a peg among your equipment, and when you go outside to sit, you shall dig with it, turn back, and cover your excrement .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 23:13, so the Hebrew word בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ (beshivtekha) 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.23.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.13.W6.S1) and character.