Judges 17:11:3Judg.17.11.W3TAB
לָשֶׁ֣בֶת
lashevet
“to dwell”
- Transliteration
- la-SHE-vet
- Extended
- laa-SHEH-veht
- IPA
- /laːˈʃɛ.vɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to dwell
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-SHE-vet
- phraseyour reading level
la-SHE-vet et-ha-ISH
- clause
va-yo-EL ha-le-VI la-SHE-vet et-ha-ISH
- sentence
va-yo-EL ha-le-VI la-SHE-vet et-ha-ISH va-ye-HI ha-NA-ar LO ke-e-KHAD mi-ba-NAV
Exegesis
The infinitive lashevet {לָשֶׁבֶת | lā-še-veṯ} marks purpose with a Qal infinitive construct.
In context — Judges 17:11
So the Levite consented to dwell with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.
About this coordinate
Judges 17:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 17:11, so the Hebrew word לָשֶׁ֣בֶת (lashevet) 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.17.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.11.W3.S1) and character.