2 Kings 20:9:172 Kgs.20.9.W17TAB
אִם־יָשׁ֖וּב
imyashuv
“or will it return”
- Transliteration
- im-ya-SHUV
- Extended
- ihm-yah-SHOOV
- IPA
- /ʔim‿jaˈʃuːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- or will it return
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-ya-SHUV
- clause
ha-LAKH ha-TSEL E-ser ma-a-LOT im-ya-SHUV E-ser ma-a-LOT
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-sha-YA-hu ze-le-KHA ha-OT me-ET ye-ho-VAH KI ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH et-ha-da-VAR a-SHER di-BER ha-LAKH ha-TSEL E-ser ma-a-LOT im-ya-SHUV E-ser ma-a-LOT
Root and etymology
ש־ו־ב
“to return, restore”
In context — 2 Kings 20:9
Isaiah replied, “This will be your sign from the LORD that the LORD will carry out the thing he has said: should the shadow advance ten steps, or should it go back ten steps?”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:9:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Kings 20:9, so the Hebrew word אִם־יָשׁ֖וּב (imyashuv) 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 2 Kgs.20.9.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.9.W17.S1) and character.