Genesis 14:17:12Gen.14.17.W12TAB
שָׁוֵ֔ה
shave
“Shaveh”
- Transliteration
- sha-VE
- Extended
- shah-VEH
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈveː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Shaveh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-VE
- phraseyour reading level
el-E-mek sha-VE
- clause
el-E-mek sha-VE HU E-mek ham-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ye-TSE me-lekh-se-DOM lik-ra-TO a-kha-REI shu-VO me-hak-KOT et-ke-dar-la-O-mer ve-et-ham-me-la-KHIM a-SHER it-TO el-E-mek sha-VE HU E-mek ham-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el emek-shaveh {אֶל עֵמֶק שָׁוֵה | ʾel ʿê-meq šā-wê} ‘to the Valley of Shaveh’ specifies the meeting place.
In context — Genesis 14:17
And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from striking down Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, to the Valley of Shaveh , which is the Valley of the King .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 14:17, so the Hebrew word שָׁוֵ֔ה (shave) 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 Gen.14.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.17.W12.S1) and character.