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
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-she-VU
- phraseyour reading level
ya-she-VU VAH
- clause
ve-hats-tso-RIM ya-she-VU VAH me-vi-IM DAHG ve-KHOL-ME-kher
- 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 context — Nehemiah 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.