Exodus 13:19:7Exod.13.19.W7TAB
הַשְׁבֵּ֨עַ
hashbea
“solemnly”
- Transliteration
- hash-BE-a
- Extended
- hahsh-BEH-ah
- IPA
- /haʃ.ˈbeː.ʕa/
Meaning by language
- English
- solemnly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hash-BE-a
- phraseyour reading level
KI hash-BE-a hish-BI-a
- clause
KI hash-BE-a hish-BI-a et-be-NEI yis-ra-EL le-MOR pa-KOD yif-KOD e-lo-HIM et-KHEM ve-ha-a-li-TEM et-ats-mo-TAI miz-ZE it-KHEM
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH mo-SHE et-ats-MOT yo-SEF im-MO KI hash-BE-a hish-BI-a et-be-NEI yis-ra-EL le-MOR pa-KOD yif-KOD e-lo-HIM et-KHEM ve-ha-a-li-TEM et-ats-mo-TAI miz-ZE it-KHEM
Exegesis
The paired Hiphil perfects hashbea hisbiya {הַשְׁבֵּעַ הִשְׁבִּ֜יעַ | hašbēaʿ hišbîaʿ} establish a solemn legal structure, while the infinitive absolute pakod {פָּקֹד | pāqōḏ} combined with the imperfect yipkod {יִפְקֹד | yip̄qōḏ} intensifies the certainty of divine visitation.
Root and etymology
RootShin–Bet–Ayin
“to swear”
In context — Exodus 13:19
And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had exacted an oath from the sons of Israel, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall bring up my bones from here with you.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 13:19, so the Hebrew word הַשְׁבֵּ֨עַ (hashbea) 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 Exod.13.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.19.W7.S1) and character.