Deuteronomy 20:6:7Deut.20.6.W7TAB
וְיָשֹׁ֣ב
veyashov
“and return”
- Transliteration
- ve-ya-SHOV
- Extended
- veh-yah-SHOHV
- IPA
- /vəjaˈʃov/
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
u-MI-ha-ISH a-SHER-na-TA KE-rem ve-LO khil-LE-lo ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to
- sentence
u-MI-ha-ISH a-SHER-na-TA KE-rem ve-LO khil-LE-lo ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to pen-ya-MUT ba-mil-kha-MA ve-ISH a-KHER ye-khal-le-LE-nu
Exegesis
The dual jussive yē-lēḵ wə-yā-šōḇ {יֵלֵךְ וְיָשֹׁב | yē-lēḵ wə-yā-šōḇ} ‘let him go and let him return’ expresses a permissive instruction.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:6
And is there a man who planted a vineyard and has not yet enjoyed its produce? Let him go and return to his house, so that he does not die in battle and another man will begin to make use of its produce.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 20:6, 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.20.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.6.W7.S1) and character.