Isaiah 16:5:4Isa.16.5.W4TAB
וְיָשַׁ֥ב
veyashav
“and he will sit”
- Transliteration
- ve-ya-SHAV
- Extended
- veh-yaa-SHAHV
- IPA
- /vəjaˈʃav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he will sit
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ya-SHAV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ya-SHAV a-LAV
- clause
ve-hu-KHAN ba-KHE-sed ki-SE ve-ya-SHAV a-LAV be-e-MET be-O-hel da-VID
- sentence
ve-hu-KHAN ba-KHE-sed ki-SE ve-ya-SHAV a-LAV be-e-MET be-O-hel da-VID sho-FET ve-do-RESH mish-pa-TAT u-me-HIR TSE-dek
Exegesis
The subject kisse {כִּסֵּא | kî-sêʾ} ‘throne’ is followed by veyashav alav {וְיָשַׁב עָלָיו | wə-yā-šav ʿā-lā-v} ‘and he will sit on it’, marking the enthroned figure.
In context — Isaiah 16:5
A throne will be established by mercy , and one will sit on it in truth in the tent of David, judging and diligently seeking justice, and swiftly bringing righteousness .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 16:5, so the Hebrew word וְיָשַׁ֥ב (veyashav) 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.16.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.5.W4.S1) and character.