וְשָׁ֣ב

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְשָׁ֣ב

   ve-SHAV

   and he will return
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְשָׁ֣ב לְאַרְצ֑וֹ

   ve-SHAV le-ar-TSO

   and he will return to his land
3. clause🔊 הִנְנִ֨י נֹתֵ֥ן בּוֹ֙ ר֔וּחַ וְשָׁמַ֥ע שְׁמוּעָ֖ה וְשָׁ֣ב לְאַרְצ֑וֹ

   hin-NE-ni no-TEN BO RU-akh ve-sha-MA she-mu-A ve-SHAV le-ar-TSO

   behold, I am putting or giving in him a spirit or breath and he will hear a report or rumor and he will return to his land
4. sentence🔊 הִנְנִ֨י נֹתֵ֥ן בּוֹ֙ ר֔וּחַ וְשָׁמַ֥ע שְׁמוּעָ֖ה וְשָׁ֣ב לְאַרְצ֑וֹ וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יו בַּחֶ֖רֶב בְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃

   hin-NE-ni no-TEN BO RU-akh ve-sha-MA she-mu-A ve-SHAV le-ar-TSO ve-hip-pal-TI-v ba-KHE-rev be-ar-TSO

   behold, I am putting or giving in him a spirit or breath and he will hear a report or rumor and he will return to his land and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his land

Exegesis

A vav consecutive chain ve-shama {וְשָׁמַע | wə-šā-maʿ} ‘and he will hear’ → ve-shav {וְשָׁב | wə-šaḇ} ‘and he will return’ creates a sequence of human response.