Judges 18:28:15Judg.18.28.W15TAB
וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ
vayeshvu
“and they dwelt”
- Transliteration
- va-yesh-VU
- Extended
- vah-yeesh-VOO
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːʃəˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they dwelt
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yesh-VU
- phraseyour reading level
va-yesh-VU VA
- clause
va-yiv-NU et-ha-IR va-yesh-VU VA
- sentence
ve-EN ma-TSIL KI re-kho-KA-HI mi-tsi-DON ve-da-VAR EN-la-HEM im-A-dam ve-HI ba-E-meq a-SHER le-VET-re-KHOV va-yiv-NU et-ha-IR va-yesh-VU VA
Exegesis
The narrative then employs the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect verbs vayivnu and vayeshvu {וַיִּבְנ֥וּ…וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ | wa-yib-nû…wa-yiš-bû}, marking the sequential actions ‘they built’ and ‘they dwelt’, characteristic of historical narrative progression.
In context — Judges 18:28
There was no rescuer , because it was far from Sidon and they had no business with any man. It was in the valley near Beth Rehob. Afterward they rebuilt the city and lived there.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:28:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Judges 18:28, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ (vayeshvu) 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.18.28.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.28.W15.S1) and character.