Joshua 18:1:5Josh.18.1.W5TAB
וַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ינוּ
vayashkinu
“and set up”
- Transliteration
- va-yash-KI-nu
- Extended
- vah-yash-KEE-noo
- IPA
- /vaj.jaʃˈkiːnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and set up
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yash-KI-nu
- phraseyour reading level
va-yash-KI-nu SHAM
- clause
va-yi-ka-ha-LU KOL-a-DAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL shi-LO va-yash-KI-nu SHAM ET-O-hel mo-ED
- sentence
va-yi-ka-ha-LU KOL-a-DAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL shi-LO va-yash-KI-nu SHAM ET-O-hel mo-ED ve-ha-A-retz nikh-be-SHA lif-NE-hem
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect vayyashkinu {וַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ינוּ | wayyashkīnû} ‘and they caused to dwell’ highlights intentional establishment of the sanctuary.
In context — Joshua 18:1
And all the congregation of the sons of Israel assembled at Shiloh, and they set up there the tent of meeting . The land was subdued before them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 18:1, so the Hebrew word וַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ינוּ (vayashkinu) 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.18.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.1.W5.S1) and character.