Ezekiel 18:21:3Ezek.18.21.W3TAB
יָשׁוּב֙
yashuv
“turns back”
- Transliteration
- ya-SHUV
- Extended
- yaa-SHOOV
- IPA
- /jaˈʃuːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- turns 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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ya-SHUV
- phraseyour reading level
KI ya-SHUV
- clause
ve-ha-ra-SHA KI ya-SHUV mi-KAL-kha-ta-TO kha-to-TAIV a-SHER a-SA ve-sha-MAR et-KAL-khu-ko-TAI ve-a-SA mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA
- sentence
ve-ha-ra-SHA KI ya-SHUV mi-KAL-kha-ta-TO kha-to-TAIV a-SHER a-SA ve-sha-MAR et-KAL-khu-ko-TAI ve-a-SA mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA kha-YO yikh-YE LO ya-MUT
Exegesis
Yashuv {יָשׁוּב | yā-šûḇ} in the Qal imperfect indicates a potential turning back.
Root and etymology
sh-v-bshin–vav–bet
“to return, turn back”
In context — Ezekiel 18:21
But if the wicked turns back from all his sins which he has committed, and keeps all My statutes , and does justice and righteousness, he shall surely live; he shall not die.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 18:21, so the Hebrew word יָשׁוּב֙ (yashuv) 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 Ezek.18.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.21.W3.S1) and character.