Numbers 14:25:3Num.14.25.W3TAB
יוֹשֵׁ֣ב
yoshev
“dwells”
- Transliteration
- yo-SHEV
- Extended
- yoh-SHEHV
- IPA
- /joˈʃev/
Meaning by language
- English
- dwells
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
yo-SHEV
- phraseyour reading level
yo-SHEV ba-E-mek
- clause
ve-ha-a-ma-LE-ki ve-ha-ke-na-a-NI yo-SHEV ba-E-mek
- sentence
ve-ha-a-ma-LE-ki ve-ha-ke-na-a-NI yo-SHEV ba-E-mek ma-KHAR pe-NU u-se-U la-KHEM ha-mid-BAR DE-rekh yam-SUF
Exegesis
The Qal participle yoshev {יוֹשֵׁ֣ב | yō-šēḇ} ‘dwelling’ denotes an ongoing state.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–bet
“to dwell, settle”
In context — Numbers 14:25
For the Amalekite and the Canaanite are dwelling in the valley . Tomorrow, turn and set out for yourselves into the wilderness by the way of the Sea of Reeds .
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:25:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 14:25, so the Hebrew word יוֹשֵׁ֣ב (yoshev) 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 Num.14.25.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.25.W3.S1) and character.