Joshua 15:28:4Josh.15.28.W4TAB
שֶׁ֖בַע
sheva
“Sheba”
- Transliteration
- she-VA
- Extended
- sheh-VAH
- IPA
- /ʃeˈvaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sheba
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-VA
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-ER she-VA
- sentence
va-kha-TSAR shoo-AL u-ve-ER she-VA u-viz-yo-te-YA
Exegesis
The first generic vachatser {וַחֲצַ֥ר | vaḥaṣaṭer} ‘settlement’ and the third uve'er {וּבְאֵ֥ר | uḇeʾēr} ‘well’ introduce the specific names shu'al {שׁוּעָ֛ל | šūʿāl} ‘Shual’ and šeḇaʿ {שֶׁ֖בַע | šeḇaʿ} ‘Sheba’.
Root and etymology
š-b-ʿshin–bet–ayin
“seven”
In context — Joshua 15:28
Hazar Shual , Beersheba , and Biziothiah.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 15:28, so the Hebrew word שֶׁ֖בַע (sheva) 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.15.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.28.W4.S1) and character.