Genesis 20:1:6Gen.20.1.W6PAT
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב
vayeshev
“lived”
- Transliteration
- va-YE-shev
- Extended
- vah-YEH-shehv
- IPA
- /vaj.ˈjeː.ʃɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- lived
- French
- demeura
- Spanish
- habitó
- Portuguese
- habitou
- German
- wohnte
- Russian
- жил
- Arabic-Simplified
- أقام
- Hindi
- बसा
- Chinese-Simplified
- 居住
- Korean
- 살았다
- Indonesian
- tinggal
- Bengali
- বাস করল
- Tagalog
- nanirahan
- Swahili
- aliishi
- Amharic
- ኖረ
- Yoruba
- gbé
- Igbo
- biri
- Twi
- tenaa
- Ewe
- nɔ
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
va-YE-shev
- phraseyour reading level
va-YE-shev bein-ka-DESH
- clause
va-yis-SA mi-SHAM av-ra-HAM ar-TSA ha-NE-gev va-YE-shev bein-ka-DESH u-VEIN SHUR
- sentence
va-yis-SA mi-SHAM av-ra-HAM ar-TSA ha-NE-gev va-YE-shev bein-ka-DESH u-VEIN SHUR va-ya-GAR bi-ge-RAR
In context — Genesis 20:1
Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev lived between Kadesh and between Shur sojourned in Gerar
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 20:1, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב (vayeshev) 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 Gen.20.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.1.W6.S1) and character.