Ezekiel 18:27:1Ezek.18.27.W1TAB
וּבְשׁ֣וּב
uveshuv
“and in turning back”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-SHUV
- Extended
- oo-veh-SHOOV
- IPA
- /uːvəˈʃuːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and in 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 ra-SHA
- clause
u-ve-SHUV ra-SHA me-rish-e-a-TO a-SHER a-SA va-ya-AS mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA
- sentence
u-ve-SHUV ra-SHA me-rish-e-a-TO a-SHER a-SA va-ya-AS mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA HU et-naf-SHO ye-kha-YE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive infinitive construct uveshuv {וּבְשׁוּב | û-ḇə-šûḇ} ‘and when turns,’ establishing a conditional temporal clause.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–vav–bet
“to turn, return”
In context — Ezekiel 18:27
And when a wicked man turns from his wickedness that he has committed and does justice and righteousness , he will preserve his soul alive.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 18:27, so the Hebrew word וּבְשׁ֣וּב (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.18.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.27.W1.S1) and character.