Genesis 20:7:2Gen.20.7.W2TAB
הָשֵׁ֤ב
hashev
“return”
- Transliteration
- ha-SHEV
- Extended
- hah-SHEV
- IPA
- /haː.ˈʃeːv/
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-SHEV
- phraseyour reading level
ha-SHEV e-shet-ha-ISH
- clause
ve-at-TA ha-SHEV e-shet-ha-ISH ki-na-VI HU ve-yit-pal-LEL ba-a-de-KHA ve-khe-YE
- sentence
ve-at-TA ha-SHEV e-shet-ha-ISH ki-na-VI HU ve-yit-pal-LEL ba-a-de-KHA ve-khe-YE ve-im-ei-ne-KHA me-SHIV DA ki-MOT ta-MUT at-TA ve-khol-a-sher-LAKH
Exegesis
The imperative hasev {הָשֵׁב | ha-shev} ‘return’ governs the construct phrase eshet-haish {אֵשֶׁת־הָאִישׁ | ʾê-šeṯ-hā-ʾîš} ‘the man’s wife.’
Root and etymology
RootShin–Vav–Bet
“to turn back, return”
In context — Genesis 20:7
Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you, and you shall live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall surely die—you and all that are yours.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 20:7, so the Hebrew word הָשֵׁ֤ב (hashev) 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.20.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.7.W2.S1) and character.