Ezekiel 21:30:1Ezek.21.30.W1TABWLC Ezekiel 21:35
הָשַׁ֖ב
hashav
“return”
- Transliteration
- ha-SHAV
- Extended
- haa-SHAHV
- IPA
- /haˈʃav/
Meaning by language
- English
- return
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-SHAV
- clause
ha-SHAV el-ta-a-RAH
- sentence
ha-SHAV el-ta-a-RAH bim-KOM a-sher-niv-RE-ET be-E-rets me-khi-ro-TA-yekh esh-PAT o-TAKH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Hiphil imperative hashiv {הֲשִׁב | ha-shiv} ‘cause to return,’ directing the return of the symbolic sword.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–vav–bet
“to return, bring back”
In context — Ezekiel 21:30
Cause it to return to its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin , I will judge you.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 21:30, so the Hebrew word הָשַׁ֖ב (hashav) 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.21.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.30.W1.S1) and character.