Leviticus 25:2:13Lev.25.2.W13TAB
וְשָׁבְתָ֣ה
veshavta
“and shall rest”
- Transliteration
- ve-shav-TA
- Extended
- veh-shahv-TAH
- IPA
- /və.ʃavˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- and shall rest
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-shav-TA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-shav-TA ha-A-rets
- clause
ve-shav-TA ha-A-rets sha-BAT la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM KI ta-VO-u el-ha-A-rets a-SHER a-NI no-TEN la-KHEM ve-shav-TA ha-A-rets sha-BAT la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The perfect wə-šāv-tā {וְשָׁבְתָה | wə-šāv-tā} asserts the land’s future rest.
Root and etymology
š-b-tshin-bet-tav
“to cease, rest”
In context — Leviticus 25:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, When you enter the land which I am giving to you, then the land shall rest—a sabbath to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 25:2:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Leviticus 25:2, so the Hebrew word וְשָׁבְתָ֣ה (veshavta) 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.25.2.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.25.2.W13.S1) and character.