Proverbs 20:8:2Prov.20.8.W2TAB
יוֹשֵׁ֥ב
yoshev
“who sits”
- Transliteration
- yo-SHEV
- Extended
- yoh-SHEEV
- IPA
- /joˈʃeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- who sits
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-SHEV
- phraseyour reading level
yo-SHEV al-KIS-se-DIN
- clause
ME-lekh yo-SHEV al-KIS-se-DIN
- sentence
ME-lekh yo-SHEV al-KIS-se-DIN me-za-RE ve-E-NAV kol-RA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the participle phrase melekh yoshev {מֶ֗לֶךְ יוֹשֵׁ֥ב | mê-lekh yô-šêv} ‘king who sits’, highlighting continuous judicial role.
In context — Proverbs 20:8
A king who sits upon the throne of judgment scatters all evil with his eyes .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 20:8, so the Hebrew word יוֹשֵׁ֥ב (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 Prov.20.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.8.W2.S1) and character.