Numbers 22:19:2Num.22.19.W2TAB
שְׁב֨וּ
shevoo
“stay”
- Transliteration
- she-VOO
- Extended
- sheh-VOO
- IPA
- /ʃəˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- stay
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
she-VOO
- phraseyour reading level
she-VOO NA ba-ZEH
- clause
ve-a-TAH she-VOO NA ba-ZEH GAM-a-TEM ha-LAI-la
- sentence
ve-a-TAH she-VOO NA ba-ZEH GAM-a-TEM ha-LAI-la ve-ed-AH MAH-yo-SEF Ye-ho-VAH da-BER i-MI
Exegesis
The imperative shevû {שְׁבוּ | šə-vû} ‘sit’ plus the entreaty particle nā {נָא | nā} ‘please’ communicates a courteous command.
Root and etymology
y-sh-byod-shin-bet
“to sit, dwell”
In context — Numbers 22:19
And now, please stay here tonight, and let me know what the LORD will speak to me.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 22:19, so the Hebrew word שְׁב֨וּ (shevoo) 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.22.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.19.W2.S1) and character.