Ruth 4:2:8Ruth.4.2.W8PAT

וַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ׃

vayeshevu

sat down

Transliteration
va-ye-SHE-VU
Extended
vah-yeh-SHEH-VOO
IPA
/vaj.jeːˈʃeːvuː/

Meaning by language

English
sat down
French
s'assirent
Spanish
se sentaron
Portuguese
sentaram-se
German
setzten sich
Russian
сели
Arabic-Simplified
جلسوا
Hindi
बैठ गए
Chinese-Simplified
坐下了
Korean
앉았다
Indonesian
duduk
Bengali
বসল
Tagalog
umupo
Swahili
waliketi
Amharic
ተቀመጡ
Yoruba
jókòó
Igbo
nọdụrọnụ
Twi
tenaa ase
Ewe

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Result
וַ + יֵּ + שֵֽׁ + בוּ׃
va + ye + she + vu
vayeshevu

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-ye-SHE-VU

  2. sentence

    va-yik-KAKH a-sa-RA a-na-SHIM mi-zik-NEI ha-IR va-yo-MER she-voo-FO va-ye-SHE-VU

In contextRuth 4:2

took ten men from the elders of the city said sit down here sat down

About this coordinate

Ruth 4:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ruth 4:2, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ׃ (vayeshevu) 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.4.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.4.2.W8.S1) and character.