Leviticus 18:3:4Lev.18.3.W4TAB
יְשַׁבְתֶּם־בָּ֖הּ
yehshahvtembah
“dwelt in it”
- Transliteration
- yeh-shahv-TEM-bah
- Extended
- yeh-shahv-TEM-bah
- IPA
- /jə.ʃav.ˈtem.baː/
Meaning by language
- English
- dwelt in it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yeh-shahv-TEM-bah
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER yeh-shahv-TEM-bah
- clause
keh-mah-ah-SEH eh-rets-mits-RAH-yim a-SHER yeh-shahv-TEM-bah LO tah-ah-SOO
- sentence
keh-mah-ah-SEH eh-rets-mits-RAH-yim a-SHER yeh-shahv-TEM-bah LO tah-ah-SOO oo-keh-mah-ah-SEH eh-rets-keh-na-AN a-SHER a-NI meh-VEE et-KHEM shahm-MAH LO tah-ah-SOO oo-veh-khook-koh-TEE-hem LO teh-LEH-khoo
Exegesis
The Qal perfect yeshavtem-bah {יְשַׁבְתֶּם־בָּהּ | yə-šav-tem-bah} ‘you dwelt in it’ signals historical context, while the Hifil participle mevi {מֵבִיא | mê-vîʾ} ‘bringing’ with object etkhem {אֶתְכֶם | ʾet-khem} establishes divine agency and future orientation.
Root and etymology
Rootyashav
“to dwell”
In context — Leviticus 18:3
You shall not follow the practices of the land of Egypt where you dwelt, and you shall not follow the practices of the land of Canaan where I bring you; and you shall not walk in their statutes.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 18:3, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁבְתֶּם־בָּ֖הּ (yehshahvtembah) 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 Lev.18.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.3.W4.S1) and character.