Proverbs 21:9:2Prov.21.9.W2TAB
לָשֶׁ֥בֶת
lashevet
“to dwell”
- Transliteration
- la-SHE-vet
- Extended
- laa-SHEH-veht
- IPA
- /laːˈʃɛ.vɛθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to dwell
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-SHE-vet
- phraseyour reading level
la-SHE-vet al-pin-nat-GAG
- clause
TOV la-SHE-vet al-pin-nat-GAG
- sentence
TOV la-SHE-vet al-pin-nat-GAG me-E-shet mi-de-ya-NIM u-VET KHA-ver
Exegesis
The verse begins with the adjective tov {טוֹב | tōv} ‘good’ functioning as a comparative marker, followed by lashevet {לָשֶׁבֶת | lā-šě-ḇeṯ} ‘to dwell’ in the infinitive construct.
Root and etymology
š-b-tshin–bet–tav
“to dwell”
In context — Proverbs 21:9
It is better to dwell on a corner of the rooftop than with a quarrelsome wife in a shared house .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 21:9, so the Hebrew word לָשֶׁ֥בֶת (lashevet) 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.21.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.9.W2.S1) and character.