2 Samuel 16:12:62 Sam.16.12.W6TAB
וְהֵשִׁ֨יב
veheshiv
“and he will return”
- Transliteration
- ve-he-SHIV
- Extended
- veh-hee-SHEEV
- IPA
- /wəheːˈʃiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he will return
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-he-SHIV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-he-SHIV ye-ho-VAH LI
- clause
ve-he-SHIV ye-ho-VAH LI to-VA TA-khat kil-la-TO ha-YOM ha-ZEH
- sentence
u-LAI yir-EH ye-ho-VAH be-o-NI be-e-NI ve-he-SHIV ye-ho-VAH LI to-VA TA-khat kil-la-TO ha-YOM ha-ZEH
Exegesis
The coordinated imperfect clauses yir’eh YHWH {יִרְאֶ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה | yir-ʾeh Yə-hō-wāh} and ve-heshiv YHWH {וְהֵשִׁ֨יב יְהוָ֥ה | wə-hê-šîḇ Yə-hō-wāh} establish a contrast between divine perception and restoration.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–vav–bet
“to return, bring back”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:12
Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and restore good to me instead of his curse today.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 16:12, so the Hebrew word וְהֵשִׁ֨יב (veheshiv) 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 Sam.16.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.12.W6.S1) and character.