Genesis 28:21:1Gen.28.21.W1TAB
וְשַׁבְתִּ֥י
veshavti
“I return”
- Transliteration
- ve-shav-TI
- Extended
- veh-shahv-TEE
- IPA
- /wə.ʃav.ˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I return
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-shav-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-shav-TI ve-sha-LOM
- clause
ve-shav-TI ve-sha-LOM el-BEIT a-VI
- sentence
ve-shav-TI ve-sha-LOM el-BEIT a-VI ve-ha-YA Ye-ho-VAH LI le-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The verse continues the conditional vow begun in the previous verse by opening with ve-shabti {וְשַׁבְתִּ֥י | wə-šaḇ-tî} ‘and I return,’ where the vav carries forward the protasis.
In context — Genesis 28:21
And I return in peace to my father’s house, then the LORD will be God to me.
About this coordinate
Genesis 28:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 28:21, so the Hebrew word וְשַׁבְתִּ֥י (veshavti) 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.28.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.28.21.W1.S1) and character.