Ezekiel 18:8:7Ezek.18.8.W7TAB

יָשִׁ֣יב

yashiv

he turns back

Transliteration
ya-SHIV
Extended
yaa-SHEEV
IPA
/jaːˈʃiːv/

Meaning by language

English
he turns back

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Result
יָ + שִׁ֣יב
ya + shiv
yashiv

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
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

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Word in context

  1. word

    ya-SHIV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ya-SHIV YA-do

  3. clause

    ba-NE-shekh lo-YI-ten ve-tar-BIT LO yik-KAKH me-O-vel ya-SHIV YA-do

  4. sentence

    ba-NE-shekh lo-YI-ten ve-tar-BIT LO yik-KAKH me-O-vel ya-SHIV YA-do mish-PAT e-MET ya-a-SE BEN ISH le-ISH

Exegesis

The Hifil imperfect yāšîḇ in mē-ʿāwel yāšîḇ yādô {מֵעָוֶל יָשִׁיב יָדוֹ | mē-ʿāwel yāšîḇ yādô} ‘from injustice he turns back his hand’ underscores active restraint.

In contextEzekiel 18:8

He does not lend at interest nor take a profit; from injustice he withdraws his hand; he executes true judgment between one person and another.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 18:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 18:8, so the Hebrew word יָשִׁ֣יב (yashiv) 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.18.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.8.W7.S1) and character.