Jeremiah 13:18:5Jer.13.18.W5TAB
שֵׁ֑בוּ
shevu
“sit”
- Transliteration
- SHE-vu
- Extended
- SHEE-voo
- IPA
- /ˈʃeːvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
SHE-vu
- phraseyour reading level
hash-pi-LU SHE-vu
- clause
e-MOR lam-ME-lekh ve-lag-ge-vi-RA hash-pi-LU SHE-vu
- sentence
e-MOR lam-ME-lekh ve-lag-ge-vi-RA hash-pi-LU SHE-vu KI ya-RAD mar-a-sho-te-KHEM a-TE-ret tif-ar-te-KHEM
Exegesis
The paired imperatives hashpilu {הַשְׁפִּילוּ | haš-pî-lû} ‘humble yourselves’ (Hiphil) and shevu {שֵׁבוּ | še-vû} ‘sit’ (Qal) form a parallel structure urging submission.
In context — Jeremiah 13:18
Say to the king and to the queen mother, “Humble yourselves and sit down, for the crown of your glory has come down from your heads.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 13:18, so the Hebrew word שֵׁ֑בוּ (shevu) 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 Jer.13.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.18.W5.S1) and character.