Nehemiah 13:16:2Neh.13.16.W2TAB

יָ֣שְׁבוּ

yashevu

dwelt or lived

Transliteration
ya-she-VU
Extended
yaa-sheh-VOO
IPA
/jaːʃəˈvuː/

Meaning by language

English
dwelt or lived

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יָ֣ + שְׁ + בוּ
ya + she + vu
yashevu

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ya-she-VU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ya-she-VU VAH

  3. clause

    ve-hats-tso-RIM ya-she-VU VAH me-vi-IM DAHG ve-KHOL-ME-kher

  4. sentence

    ve-hats-tso-RIM ya-she-VU VAH me-vi-IM DAHG ve-KHOL-ME-kher u-mo-khe-RIM ba-sha-BAT liv-NE ye-hu-DA u-vi-ru-sha-LA-yim

Exegesis

Yashvu {יָ֣שְׁבוּ | yā-šə-vû} ‘dwelled’ is a Qal perfect indicating a settled, completed state in the past.

In contextNehemiah 13:16

And the Tyrians lived there, bringing in fish and all kinds of merchandise, and they were selling on the Sabbath to the children of Judah and in Jerusalem.

About this coordinate

Nehemiah 13:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Nehemiah 13:16, so the Hebrew word יָ֣שְׁבוּ (yashevu) 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 Neh.13.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.16.W2.S1) and character.