Ruth 3:13:14Ruth.3.13.W14TAB
שִׁכְבִ֖י
shikhvi
“lie down {feminine singular imperative}”
- Transliteration
- shikh-VI
- Extended
- shihkh-VEE
- IPA
- /ʃixˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lie down {feminine singular imperative}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shikh-VI
- clause
shikh-VI ad-ha-BO-ker
- sentence
LI-ni ha-LAI-la ve-ha-YA va-BO-ker im-yig-a-LEKH TOV yig-AL ve-im-LO yakh-POTS le-ga-o-LEKH u-ge-al-TIKH a-no-KHI KHAI-ye-ho-VAH shikh-VI ad-ha-BO-ker
Exegesis
The final command šikhvî {שִׁכְבִ֖י | šikh-vî} ‘lie down’ with ʿad-hab-bō-qer {עַד־הַבֹּֽקֶר | ʿad-hab-bō-qer} ‘until the morning’ establishes temporal boundary. The translation preserves the vav-consecutive sequence, conditional nuance of ga‘al, and the solemn oath in idiomatic English.
Root and etymology
š-k-vshin–kaph–bet
“to lie down”
In context — Ruth 3:13
Stay the night, and in the morning, if he will redeem you, good—let him redeem ; but if he does not desire to redeem you, then I myself will redeem you—by the life of the LORD . Lie down until the morning.
About this coordinate
Ruth 3:13:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Ruth 3:13, so the Hebrew word שִׁכְבִ֖י (shikhvi) 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 Ruth.3.13.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.3.13.W14.S1) and character.