Genesis 14:16:8Gen.14.16.W8TAB
הֵשִׁ֔יב
heshiv
“he brought back”
- Transliteration
- he-SHIV
- Extended
- heh-SHEEV
- IPA
- /heː.ˈʃiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- he brought back
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-SHIV
- clause
ve-GAM et-LOT a-KHIV u-re-khu-SHO he-SHIV ve-GAM et-han-na-SHIM ve-et-ha-AM
- sentence
va-ya-SHEV ET kol-ha-re-KHUSH ve-GAM et-LOT a-KHIV u-re-khu-SHO he-SHIV ve-GAM et-han-na-SHIM ve-et-ha-AM
Exegesis
The second Hiphil perfect heshiv {הֵשִׁיב | hē-šîḇ} ‘he brought back’ restates and reinforces the restorative action, likely highlighting the return of Lot and his belongings as a focal point.
In context — Genesis 14:16
And he brought back all the possessions , and also brought back his kinsman Lot and his possessions. He also brought back the women and the people.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 14:16, so the Hebrew word הֵשִׁ֔יב (heshiv) 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 Gen.14.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.16.W8.S1) and character.