Genesis 18:10:3Gen.18.10.W3TAB
אָשׁ֤וּב
ashuv
“I will return”
- Transliteration
- a-SHUV
- Extended
- ah-SHOOV
- IPA
- /ʔaː.ˈʃuːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will return
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHUV
- phraseyour reading level
SHOV a-SHUV e-LE-kha
- clause
va-YO-mer SHOV a-SHUV e-LE-kha ka-ET khai-YA ve-hin-neh-VEN le-sa-RA ish-TE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer SHOV a-SHUV e-LE-kha ka-ET khai-YA ve-hin-neh-VEN le-sa-RA ish-TE-kha ve-sa-RA sho-MA-at PE-takh ha-O-hel ve-HU a-kha-RAV
Exegesis
It is followed by the infinitive absolute plus finite verb sequence shov ashuv {שׁוֹב אָשׁוּב | šôḇ ʾā-šûḇ}, a Hebrew construction that intensifies the verbal idea, conveying strong certainty: “surely return.”
Root and etymology
RootShin–Vav–Bet
“to return, turn back”
In context — Genesis 18:10
And He said, “Returning I will return to you at the appointed time of life; and behold, a son for Sarah your wife.” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 18:10, so the Hebrew word אָשׁ֤וּב (ashuv) 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.18.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.10.W3.S1) and character.