Genesis 19:4:2Gen.19.4.W2TAB
יִשְׁכָּבוּ֒
yishkavu
“lay down”
- Transliteration
- yish-ka-VU
- Extended
- yihsh-kah-VOO
- IPA
- /jiʃ.ka.ˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lay down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yish-ka-VU
- clause
TE-rem yish-ka-VU ve-an-SHEI ha-IR an-SHEI se-DOM na-SAB-bu al-ha-BA-yit min-NA-ar ve-ad-za-KEN
- sentence
TE-rem yish-ka-VU ve-an-SHEI ha-IR an-SHEI se-DOM na-SAB-bu al-ha-BA-yit min-NA-ar ve-ad-za-KEN kol-ha-AM mik-ka-TSE
Exegesis
The imperfect verb yishkevu {יִשְׁכָּבוּ | yiš-kā-vû} ‘they lie down’ refers implicitly to Lot’s guests and anchors the narrative timing.
Root and etymology
sh-kh-vshin–kaf–bet
“to lie down”
In context — Genesis 19:4
Before they lay down, the men of the city—the men of Sodom—gathered around the house, from the youngest to the oldest, all the people from every quarter .
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 19:4, so the Hebrew word יִשְׁכָּבוּ֒ (yishkavu) 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.19.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.4.W2.S1) and character.