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

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Result
וּ + בְ + שׁ֨וּב
u + ve + shuv
uveshuv

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-ve-SHUV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-ve-SHUV tsa-DIK mits-tsid-ka-TO

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextEzekiel 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.