Ezekiel 18:24:1Ezek.18.24.W1TAB
וּבְשׁ֨וּב
uveshuv
“and when turning back”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-SHUV
- Extended
- oo-veh-SHUUV
- IPA
- /uvəˈʃuːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and when turning back
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
u-ve-SHUV
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-SHUV tsa-DIK mits-tsid-ka-TO
- clause
u-ve-SHUV tsa-DIK mits-tsid-ka-TO ve-a-SA A-vel ke-KHOL ha-to-e-VOT a-SHER-a-SA ha-ra-SHA ya-a-SE va-KHAI
- sentence
u-ve-SHUV tsa-DIK mits-tsid-ka-TO ve-a-SA A-vel ke-KHOL ha-to-e-VOT a-SHER-a-SA ha-ra-SHA ya-a-SE va-KHAI KAL-tsid-ka-TO tsid-ko-TAV a-SHER-a-SA LO tiz-za-KHAR-na be-ma-a-LO a-SHER-ma-AL u-ve-kha-ta-TO a-SHER-kha-TA BAM ya-MUT
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunction and infinitive uvshuv {וּבְשׁ֨וּב | û-ḇə-šûḇ} “when he turns,” marking a conditional scenario.
Root and etymology
š-w-bshin–waw–bet
“to return; to turn back”
In context — Ezekiel 18:24
But when a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and commits injustice, doing all the abominations that the wicked one practices—shall he live? None of his righteous deeds will be remembered. Because of his treachery and his sin, he will die.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 18:24, so the Hebrew word וּבְשׁ֨וּב (uveshuv) 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.18.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.24.W1.S1) and character.