Exodus 15:17:6Exod.15.17.W6TAB
לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛
leshivtekha
“for your dwelling”
- Transliteration
- le-shiv-TE-kha
- Extended
- leh-shiv-TEH-khah
- IPA
- /lə.ʃiv.ˈtə.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for your dwelling
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
le-shiv-TE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ma-KHON le-shiv-TE-kha
- clause
te-vi-E-mo ve-ti-ta-E-mo be-HAR na-kha-LAT-kha ma-KHON le-shiv-TE-kha pa-AL-ta Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
te-vi-E-mo ve-ti-ta-E-mo be-HAR na-kha-LAT-kha ma-KHON le-shiv-TE-kha pa-AL-ta Ye-ho-VAH mik-DASH a-do-NAI ko-ne-NU ya-de-KHA
Exegesis
The noun makhon leshivteka {מָכ֧וֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ | mā-ḵōn lĕ-šiv-ṯĕ-ḵā} ‘place for Your dwelling’ portrays God’s intended residence among His people.
In context — Exodus 15:17
You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance, the place for Your dwelling that You made, the sanctuary that Your hands have established, LORD , Lord .
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 15:17, so the Hebrew word לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ (leshivtekha) 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.15.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.17.W6.S1) and character.