Exodus 28:39:1Exod.28.39.W1TAB
וְשִׁבַּצְתָּ֙
veshibbatsta
“you shall weave”
- Transliteration
- ve-shib-BATS-ta
- Extended
- veh-shihb-BAHTS-tah
- IPA
- /və.ʃib.ˈbat͡s.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you shall weave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-shib-BATS-ta
- clause
ve-shib-BATS-ta hak-ke-TO-net SHESH ve-a-SI-ta mits-NE-fet SHESH
- sentence
ve-shib-BATS-ta hak-ke-TO-net SHESH ve-a-SI-ta mits-NE-fet SHESH ve-av-NET ta-a-SE ma-a-SE ro-KEM
Exegesis
weshibbatsta {וְשִׁבַּצְתָּ֙ | wəšibbáṣtā} ‘and you shall weave’ is a Piʿel perfect with consecutive vav indicating an intensive or patterned weave.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–bet–tsade
“to weave, interlace”
In context — Exodus 28:39
You shall weave the tunic of fine linen with patterned work, make the turban of fine linen, and make the sash as the work of an embroiderer .
About this coordinate
Exodus 28:39:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 28:39, so the Hebrew word וְשִׁבַּצְתָּ֙ (veshibbatsta) 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.28.39.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.28.39.W1.S1) and character.