Deuteronomy 13:17:6Deut.13.17.W6TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:18
יָשׁ֤וּב יְהוָה֙
yashuv yehovah
“the LORD may turn back”
- Transliteration
- ya-SHUV Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yah-SHOOV Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jaːˈʃuv jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the LORD may turn back
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-SHUV Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
le-MA-an ya-SHUV Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-LO-yid-BAK be-yad-KHA me-u-MAH min-ha-KHE-rem le-MA-an ya-SHUV Ye-ho-VAH me-kha-RON a-PO ve-na-TAN le-KHA ra-kha-MIM ve-ri-KHAM-kha
- sentence
ve-LO-yid-BAK be-yad-KHA me-u-MAH min-ha-KHE-rem le-MA-an ya-SHUV Ye-ho-VAH me-kha-RON a-PO ve-na-TAN le-KHA ra-kha-MIM ve-ri-KHAM-kha ve-hir-BEKH-kha ka-a-SHER nish-BA la-a-vo-TE-kha
Exegesis
A purpose clause introduced by lemaan {לְמַעַן | lə-ma-ʿan} governs the imperfect yashuv {יָשׁוּב | yā-šūv} ‘he may turn,’ with YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} as subject and the source phrase mecharon appo {מֵחֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ | mē-ḥă-rôn ʾap-pō} ‘from the burning of his anger.’
Root and etymology
ה-י-ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 13:17
And nothing of the devoted thing shall cling to your hand, so that the LORD may turn from the burning of His anger and show you mercy and have compassion on you, and increase you, as He swore to your fathers.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 13:17, so the Hebrew word יָשׁ֤וּב יְהוָה֙ (yashuv yehovah) 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 Deut.13.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.17.W6.S1) and character.