Isaiah 23:18:11Isa.23.18.W11TAB
לַיֹּשְׁבִ֞ים
layoshevim
“for the ones dwelling”
- Transliteration
- la-yo-she-VIM
- Extended
- lah-yoh-sheh-VEEM
- IPA
- /laj.joːʃəˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the ones dwelling
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-yo-she-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
KI la-yo-she-VIM
- clause
KI la-yo-she-VIM lif-NE ye-ho-VAH yih-ye sakh-RAH le-e-KHOL le-sa-ve-A ve-lim-kha-SE a-TIK
- sentence
ve-ha-YA sakh-RAH ve-et-na-NAH KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH LO ye-a-TSER ve-LO ye-kha-SEN KI la-yo-she-VIM lif-NE ye-ho-VAH yih-ye sakh-RAH le-e-KHOL le-sa-ve-A ve-lim-kha-SE a-TIK
Exegesis
The ki {כִּ֣י | ki} clause indicates purpose with la-yoshvim lifnei YHWH {לַיֹּשְׁבִים לִפְנֵי יְהוָה | la-yō-šə-vīm li-p̄nē Yə-hō-wāh} ‘for those who dwell before the LORD’ marking beneficiaries.
Root and etymology
y-š-byod–shin–bet
“to sit, dwell”
In context — Isaiah 23:18
And her merchandise and her harlot’s pay will be holiness to the LORD ; it will not be stored up or hoarded, for her merchandise will be for those who dwell before the LORD, for food in abundance , and for enduring clothing.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:18:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 23:18, so the Hebrew word לַיֹּשְׁבִ֞ים (layoshevim) 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.23.18.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.18.W11.S1) and character.