Deuteronomy 20:5:12Deut.20.5.W12TAB
וְיָשֹׁ֣ב
veyashov
“and return”
- Transliteration
- ve-ya-SHOV
- Extended
- veh-ya-SHOHV
- IPA
- /vəjaˈʃoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ya-SHOV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to
- clause
ve-dib-ROO ha-sho-TRIM el-ha-AM le-MOR mi-ha-ISH a-SHER ba-NA ba-YIT-kha-DASH ve-LO kha-na-KHO ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to
- sentence
ve-dib-ROO ha-sho-TRIM el-ha-AM le-MOR mi-ha-ISH a-SHER ba-NA ba-YIT-kha-DASH ve-LO kha-na-KHO ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to pen-ya-MOOT ba-mil-kha-MAH ve-ISH a-KHER yakh-ne-KHE-nu
Exegesis
The jussive forms yēleḵ {יֵלֵ֖ךְ | yēleḵ} and wə-yāšōḇ {וְיָשֹׁ֣ב | wə-yāšōḇ} grant permission to depart, while pen-yāmûṯ {פֶּן־יָמוּת֙ | pen-yāmûṯ} expresses negative purpose.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:5
The officers shall speak to the people, saying, “Is there a man who built a new house but has not dedicated it? Let him go back to his house, so that he does not die in the battle and another man dedicate it.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 20:5, so the Hebrew word וְיָשֹׁ֣ב (veyashov) 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.20.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.5.W12.S1) and character.