Proverbs 3:24:3Prov.3.24.W3TAB
וְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗
veshakhavta
“and you will lie down”
- Transliteration
- ve-sha-KHAV-ta
- Extended
- veh-shaa-KHAV-tah
- IPA
- /wəʃaːˈxav.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you will lie down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-sha-KHAV-ta
- clause
ve-sha-KHAV-ta ve-a-re-VA she-na-TE-kha
- sentence
im-tish-KAV lo-ti-fe-KHAD ve-sha-KHAV-ta ve-a-re-VA she-na-TE-kha
Exegesis
The sequential vav {וְ | wə} on shakavta {שָׁכַבְתָּ | šā-kav-tā} signals a perfect consecutive action ‘and you lie down’, shifting to completed rest.
Root and etymology
ש־כ־ב
“to lie down, rest”
In context — Proverbs 3:24
When you recline, you will have no fear; and as you lie down, your sleep will be pleasant .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 3:24, so the Hebrew word וְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ (veshakhavta) 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.3.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.24.W3.S1) and character.