Ezekiel 18:30:12Ezek.18.30.W12TAB

וְהָשִׁ֙יבוּ֙

vehashivu

and turn back

Transliteration
ve-ha-SHI-VU
Extended
veh-haa-SHEE-VOO
IPA
/vəhaːˈʃiːvuː/

Meaning by language

English
and turn back

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + הָ + שִׁ֙י + בוּ֙
ve + ha + shi + vu
vehashivu

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ha-SHI-VU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    SHU-VU ve-ha-SHI-VU

  3. clause

    SHU-VU ve-ha-SHI-VU mi-kol-pi-she-E-KHEM ve-LO-yi-HE la-KHEM le-mikh-SHOL A-von

  4. 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.

In contextEzekiel 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 18:30:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 18:30, so the Hebrew word וְהָשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ (vehashivu) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.30.W12.S1) and character.