Leviticus 23:3:17Lev.23.3.W17TAB
מֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃
mohshvoteekhem
“your dwelling places”
- Transliteration
- moh-shvo-TEE-khem
- Extended
- moh-shvoh-TEE-khem
- IPA
- /moːʃ.voˈteː.xɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- your dwelling places
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
moh-shvo-TEE-khem
- clause
sha-BAT HI la-ye-ho-VAH beh-KOHL moh-shvo-TEE-khem
- sentence
SHE-shet yah-MEEM teh-ah-SEH meh-la-KHAA oo-va-YOM ha-she-vee-EE sha-BAT sha-ba-TON mik-rah-KOH-desh kohl-meh-la-KHAA LO ta-ah-SOO sha-BAT HI la-ye-ho-VAH beh-KOHL moh-shvo-TEE-khem
Exegesis
The concluding clause shabbat hi la-YHWH b’khol moshvoteikhem {שַׁבָּת הִוא לַֽיהוָה בְּכֹל מֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם | šabbāṯ hîʾ lāYHWH bə-kōl mōšəḇōṯēkhem} extends the sacred rest to every dwelling as belonging to YHWH. The translation preserves this syntactic rhythm while ensuring clarity in English.
Root and etymology
Rootsh-b-t
“cease, rest”
In context — Leviticus 23:3
Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the LORD in all your dwellings.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:3:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Leviticus 23:3, so the Hebrew word מֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ (mohshvoteekhem) 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.23.3.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.3.W17.S1) and character.