Genesis 20:7:2Gen.20.7.W2TAB

הָשֵׁ֤ב

hashev

return

Transliteration
ha-SHEV
Extended
hah-SHEV
IPA
/haː.ˈʃeːv/

Meaning by language

English
return

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Result
הָ + שֵׁ֤ב
ha + shev
hashev

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-SHEV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-SHEV e-shet-ha-ISH

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextGenesis 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.