Judges 17:10:4Judg.17.10.W4TAB
שְׁבָ֣ה
sheva
“stay”
- Transliteration
- she-VA
- Extended
- sheh-VAA
- IPA
- /ʃəˈvɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- stay
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
she-VA
- phraseyour reading level
she-VA i-ma-DI
- clause
va-yo-MER LO mi-KHA she-VA i-ma-DI ve-he-YE-li le-AV u-le-kho-HEN ve-a-no-KHI e-TEN-le-KHA a-se-RET KE-sef la-ya-MIM ve-E-rekh be-ga-DIM u-mikh-ya-TE-kha
- sentence
va-yo-MER LO mi-KHA she-VA i-ma-DI ve-he-YE-li le-AV u-le-kho-HEN ve-a-no-KHI e-TEN-le-KHA a-se-RET KE-sef la-ya-MIM ve-E-rekh be-ga-DIM u-mikh-ya-TE-kha va-YE-lekh ha-le-VI
Exegesis
The imperative sheva {שְׁבָה | še-vā} ‘dwell’ introduces Micah’s invitation, with the prepositional suffix imadi {עִמָּדִי | ʿim-mā-dî} ‘with me’ indicating close association.
In context — Judges 17:10
And Micah said to him, “Dwell with me and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver each year, a set of clothing and your sustenance.” And the Levite went.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 17:10, so the Hebrew word שְׁבָ֣ה (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 Judg.17.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.10.W4.S1) and character.