וַיָּ֜שָׁב

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיָּ֜שָׁב

   va-ya-SHAV

   returned
2. clause🔊 וַיָּ֜שָׁב יְהוֹאָ֣שׁ בֶּן־יְהוֹאָחָ֗ז וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־הֶֽעָרִים֙ מִיַּד֙ בֶּן־הֲדַ֣ד בֶּן־חֲזָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָקַ֗ח מִיַּ֛ד יְהוֹאָחָ֥ז אָבִ֖יו בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה

   va-ya-SHAV ye-ho-AASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ va-yik-KAKH et-he-a-RIM mi-YAD ben-ha-DAHD ben-kha-za-EL a-SHER lah-KAKH mi-YAD ye-ho-a-KHAZ a-VIV ba-mil-kha-MA

   Jehoash son of Jehoahaz returned took from the hand of Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities which had taken from the hand of Jehoahaz his father in the war
3. sentence🔊 וַיָּ֜שָׁב יְהוֹאָ֣שׁ בֶּן־יְהוֹאָחָ֗ז וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־הֶֽעָרִים֙ מִיַּד֙ בֶּן־הֲדַ֣ד בֶּן־חֲזָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָקַ֗ח מִיַּ֛ד יְהוֹאָחָ֥ז אָבִ֖יו בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה שָׁלֹ֤שׁ פְּעָמִים֙ הִכָּ֣הוּ יוֹאָ֔שׁ וַיָּ֖שֶׁב אֶת־עָרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

   va-ya-SHAV ye-ho-AASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ va-yik-KAKH et-he-a-RIM mi-YAD ben-ha-DAHD ben-kha-za-EL a-SHER lah-KAKH mi-YAD ye-ho-a-KHAZ a-VIV ba-mil-kha-MA sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM hi-KA-hu yo-AASH va-ya-SHEV et-a-RE yis-ra-EL

   Jehoash son of Jehoahaz returned took from the hand of Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities which had taken from the hand of Jehoahaz his father in the war Joash struck him three times recovered cities of Israel

Exegesis

The verse employs a series of vav-consecutive imperfect verbs to depict sequential military actions, beginning with vayashav {וַיָּשָׁב | wayyāšāḇ} and vayikkach {וַיִּקַּח | wayyiqqaḥ}, which introduce restoration and seizure events.

The final vav-consecutive vayyashev {וַיָּשֶׁב | wayyāšeḇ} reaffirms the restoration theme. English translation preserves verb sequences for narrative flow, reordering only for natural readability while maintaining the original emphasis on military causality.

Root and etymology

shin–vav–bet🔊 ש־ו־בsh–v–b

“to return, restore”

• 🔊 תְּשׁוּבָהteshuvahrepentanceHosea 14:1