Zechariah 14:11:1Zech.14.11.W1TAB
וְיָ֣שְׁבוּ
veyashevu
“and they shall dwell”
- Transliteration
- ve-ya-she-VU
- Extended
- veh-yaa-sheh-VOO
- IPA
- /vəjaːʃəˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they shall dwell
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ve-ya-she-VU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ya-she-VU VAH
- clause
ve-ya-she-VU VAH ve-KHE-rem LO yih-ye-EH-OD
- sentence
ve-ya-she-VU VAH ve-KHE-rem LO yih-ye-EH-OD ve-yash-VA ye-ru-sha-LIM la-VE-takh
Exegesis
The vav-prefix on yashvu {וְיָשְׁבוּ | wə-yāšəḇû} creates a sequential imperfect indicating future habitation.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–bet
“to dwell”
In context — Zechariah 14:11
And they will dwell in it, and ban will not be there again; and Jerusalem will dwell in security .
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Zechariah 14:11, so the Hebrew word וְיָ֣שְׁבוּ (veyashevu) 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 Zech.14.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.11.W1.S1) and character.