2 Samuel 22:38:52 Sam.22.38.W5TAB
אָשׁ֖וּב
ashuv
“I will turn back”
- Transliteration
- a-SHUV
- Extended
- aa-SHOOV
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈʃuːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will turn back
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
a-SHUV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO a-SHUV
- clause
ve-LO a-SHUV ad-ka-lo-TAM
- sentence
e-red-pe-FA o-ye-VAI va-ash-me-DEM ve-LO a-SHUV ad-ka-lo-TAM
Exegesis
A negative reversal with ve-lo {וְלֹ֥א | wə·lōʾ} ‘and not’ plus the imperfect ashuv {אָשׁ֖וּב | ʾā·šûḇ} ‘I will return’ emphasizes unrelenting advance.
Root and etymology
’-š
“fire”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:38
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and I did not turn back until they were finished off .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:38:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 22:38, so the Hebrew word אָשׁ֖וּב (ashuv) 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.22.38.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.38.W5.S1) and character.