Joshua 23:7:11Josh.23.7.W11TAB
תַשְׁבִּ֔יעוּ
tashbiu
“swear by”
- Transliteration
- tash-BI-u
- Extended
- tash-BEE-oo
- IPA
- /taʃˈbiːʕu/
Meaning by language
- English
- swear by
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
tash-BI-u
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO tash-BI-u
- clause
u-VE-shem e-lo-HEI-hem lo-taz-KI-ru ve-LO tash-BI-u ve-LO ta-av-DUM ve-LO tish-ta-KHA-vu la-HEM
- sentence
le-vil-TI-VO bag-GO-yim ha-E-leh ha-nish-a-RIM ha-E-leh it-KHEM u-VE-shem e-lo-HEI-hem lo-taz-KI-ru ve-LO tash-BI-u ve-LO ta-av-DUM ve-LO tish-ta-KHA-vu la-HEM
Exegesis
The construct chain uvshem Eloheihem lo tazkiru pairs shem {שֵׁם | šēm} ‘name’ with Eloheihem {אֱלֹהֵיהֶם | ʾĕ·lō·hê·hem} ‘their gods’ to frame forbidden invocation, followed by the Hifil imperfect verbs tazkiru {תַּזְכִּירוּ | ta·z·kî·rû} ‘mention’ and tashbiu {תַּשְׁבִּיעוּ | ta·š·bî·ʿû} ‘cause to swear’.
In context — Joshua 23:7
So you must not mingle with these nations that remain among you; you must not invoke the name of their gods , nor swear by them, nor serve them, nor bow down to them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Joshua 23:7, so the Hebrew word תַשְׁבִּ֔יעוּ (tashbiu) 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.23.7.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.7.W11.S1) and character.