Genesis 21:33:4Gen.21.33.W4TAB
שָׁ֑בַע
shava
“Sheba”
- Transliteration
- sha-VA
- Extended
- shah-VAH
- IPA
- /ʃaː.ˈvaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sheba
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-VA
- phraseyour reading level
bi-ve-ER sha-VA
- clause
va-yit-TA E-shel bi-ve-ER sha-VA
- sentence
va-yit-TA E-shel bi-ve-ER sha-VA va-yik-ra-SHAM be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH EL o-LAM
Exegesis
The phrase biv’er shava {בִּבְאֵר שָׁבַע | biv-ʾēr šā-vaʿ} situates the action at Beersheba, a covenant locale.
Root and etymology
sh-b-ʿshin–bet–ayin
“to swear, take an oath”
In context — Genesis 21:33
At Beersheba Abraham planted a tamarisk tree, and there he invoked the name of the LORD , the everlasting God .
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:33:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 21:33, so the Hebrew word שָׁ֑בַע (shava) 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.21.33.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.33.W4.S1) and character.