Isaiah 14:18:4Isa.14.18.W4TAB
שָׁכְב֥וּ
shakhevu
“have lain down”
- Transliteration
- sha-khe-VU
- Extended
- shaa-kheh-VOO
- IPA
- /ʃɔxˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- have lain down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
sha-khe-VU
- phraseyour reading level
sha-khe-VU ve-kha-VOD
- clause
sha-khe-VU ve-kha-VOD ISH be-VE-to
- sentence
KAL-mal-KHE go-YIM ku-LAM sha-khe-VU ve-kha-VOD ISH be-VE-to
Exegesis
The perfect verb shachvu {שָׁכְב֥וּ | šāḵəḇû} denotes a completed state of lying.
In context — Isaiah 14:18
All the kings of the nations—every one of them—lie down in glory , each in his own house .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 14:18, so the Hebrew word שָׁכְב֥וּ (shakhevu) 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 Isa.14.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.18.W4.S1) and character.