Judges 21:2:4Judg.21.2.W4TAB
וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ
vayeshevu
“and sat”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-SHE-vu
- Extended
- vah-yeh-SHEH-voo
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːˈʃəvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and sat
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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-ye-SHE-vu
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-SHE-vu SHAM
- clause
va-ya-VO ha-AM BET-EL va-ye-SHE-vu SHAM ad-ha-E-rev lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-ya-VO ha-AM BET-EL va-ye-SHE-vu SHAM ad-ha-E-rev lif-NE ha-e-lo-HIM va-yis-E-u ko-LAM va-yiv-KU be-KHI ga-DOL
Exegesis
The sequence of actions is driven by vav-consecutive verbs: vayavo {וַיָּבֹא | wayyāḇōʾ} ‘and came’ introduces movement, followed by wayyišəḇû {וַיֵּשְׁבוּ | wayyišəḇû} ‘and they sat’.
Root and etymology
Rooty-sh-b
“to sit, dwell”
In context — Judges 21:2
And the people came to Bethel and sat there until evening before God , lifted their voice , and wept with great grief.
About this coordinate
Judges 21:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 21:2, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ (vayeshevu) 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.21.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.2.W4.S1) and character.