Genesis 19:1:7Gen.19.1.W7TAB
יֹשֵׁ֣ב
yoshev
“was sitting”
- Transliteration
- yo-SHEV
- Extended
- yoh-SHEHV
- IPA
- /jo.ˈʃeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- was sitting
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-SHEV
- phraseyour reading level
yo-SHEV be-sha-ar-se-DOM
- clause
va-ya-vo-U she-NEI ha-mal-a-KHIM se-DO-ma ba-E-rev ve-LOT yo-SHEV be-sha-ar-se-DOM
- sentence
va-ya-vo-U she-NEI ha-mal-a-KHIM se-DO-ma ba-E-rev ve-LOT yo-SHEV be-sha-ar-se-DOM va-yar-LOT va-ya-KAM li-kra-TAM va-yish-ta-KHU a-PAI-yim ar-TSA
Exegesis
The vav-disjunctive clause velot yoshev {וְלֹט יֹשֵׁב | wə-lōṭ yō-šêḇ} describes Lot’s ongoing posture as background.
Root and etymology
y-sh-vyod–shin–bet
“to dwell, inhabit”
In context — Genesis 19:1
In the evening, the two angels arrived at Sodom. Lot was seated at the gate of Sodom; when he noticed them, he stood to greet them and bowed down, his face toward the ground.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 19:1, so the Hebrew word יֹשֵׁ֣ב (yoshev) 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.19.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.1.W7.S1) and character.