Joshua 14:9:1Josh.14.9.W1TAB
וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע
vayishava
“and swore”
- Transliteration
- va-yi-sha-VA
- Extended
- vah-yish-sha-VAH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiʃ.ʃaˈvaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and swore
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
va-yi-sha-VA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-sha-VA mo-SHEH
- clause
va-yi-sha-VA mo-SHEH ba-YOM ha-HU le-MOR im-LO ha-A-retz a-SHER dar-KHA rag-le-KHA BAH le-KHA tih-YE le-na-kha-LA u-le-va-NE-kha ad-o-LAM
- sentence
va-yi-sha-VA mo-SHEH ba-YOM ha-HU le-MOR im-LO ha-A-retz a-SHER dar-KHA rag-le-KHA BAH le-KHA tih-YE le-na-kha-LA u-le-va-NE-kha ad-o-LAM ki mil-LE-ta a-kha-REI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI
Exegesis
The narrative opens with vayishava {וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע | wayyiššāˈḇa}, a vav-consecutive Qal imperfect indicating a solemn oath, followed by the subject Mosheh {מֹשֶׁה | mō-śāˈhē}.
Root and etymology
sh-b-‛shin–bet–ayin
“to swear”
In context — Joshua 14:9
So Moses swore on that day, “Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children forever, because you have fully followed after the LORD my God .”
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 14:9, so the Hebrew word וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע (vayishava) 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 Josh.14.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.9.W1.S1) and character.