Jeremiah 22:23:1Jer.22.23.W1TAB

ישבתי

yashavti

you who dwell

Transliteration
ya-SHAV-ti
Extended
yah-SHAAV-tih
IPA
/jaˈʃavti/

Meaning by language

English
you who dwell

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tavt as in top
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ya-SHAV-ti

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ya-SHAV-ti yo-SHAVT

  3. clause

    ya-SHAV-ti yo-SHAVT bal-le-va-NON me-ku-NAN-ti me-kun-NANT ba-a-ra-ZIM

  4. sentence

    ya-SHAV-ti yo-SHAVT bal-le-va-NON me-ku-NAN-ti me-kun-NANT ba-a-ra-ZIM ma-NE-khanT be-VO-LAKH kha-va-LIM KHIL ka-yo-LE-da

Exegesis

The verse opens with paired perfect forms yashavti {ישבתי | yā-šaḇ-tî} ‘I dwelt’ and yoshavt {יֹשַׁבְתְּ | yō-šăḇt} ‘you dwelt’, mirrored by the nested verbs miqannanti {מקננתי | mī-qăn-nān-tî} ‘I nested’ and mequnnant {מְקֻנַּנְתְּ | mə-qûn-năn-t} ‘you nested’.

Root and etymology

y-sh-vyod–shin–bet

to dwell, sit

In contextJeremiah 22:23

You who dwell in Lebanon , who nest in the cedars, how pitiful you will be when pangs come upon you—pain like a woman in labor!

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 22:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 22:23, so the Hebrew word ישבתי (yashavti) 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.22.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.23.W1.S1) and character.