Ezekiel 18:30:11Ezek.18.30.W11TAB
שׁ֤וּבוּ
shuvu
“turn back”
- Transliteration
- SHU-VU
- Extended
- SHOO-VOO
- IPA
- /ʃuːˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- turn back
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
SHU-VU
- phraseyour reading level
SHU-VU ve-ha-SHI-VU
- clause
SHU-VU ve-ha-SHI-VU mi-kol-pi-she-E-KHEM ve-LO-yi-HE la-KHEM le-mikh-SHOL A-von
- sentence
la-KHEN ISH ki-de-ra-KHAV esh-POT et-KHEM BET yis-ra-EL ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI SHU-VU ve-ha-SHI-VU mi-kol-pi-she-E-KHEM ve-LO-yi-HE la-KHEM le-mikh-SHOL A-von
Exegesis
The coordinated imperatives shuvu vehashivu {שׁוּבוּ וְהָשִׁיבוּ | šū-ḇū wə-hā-šî-ḇū} convey both internal repentance and active turning away, employing Qal and Hiphil stems.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–vav–bet
“to return, turn back”
In context — Ezekiel 18:30
Therefore, I will judge each one according to his ways, house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD . Repent and turn back from all your transgressions , so that iniquity will not become a stumbling block for you.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:30:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ezekiel 18:30, so the Hebrew word שׁ֤וּבוּ (shuvu) 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.18.30.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.30.W11.S1) and character.