Genesis 44:13:6Gen.44.13.W6TAB
וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ
vayashuvu
“they returned”
- Transliteration
- va-ya-SHU-vu
- Extended
- vah-yah-SHOO-voo
- IPA
- /vaj.jaː.ˈʃu.vuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they returned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ya-SHU-vu
- clause
va-ya-a-MOS ISH al-kha-mo-RO va-ya-SHU-vu ha-i-RA
- sentence
va-yik-re-U sim-lo-TAM va-ya-a-MOS ISH al-kha-mo-RO va-ya-SHU-vu ha-i-RA
Exegesis
The phrase al-chamoro {עַל־חֲמֹר֔וֹ | ʿal-ḥămôrô} 'upon his donkey' prepares for departure, which is realized by the final vayyashuvu ha'irah {וַיָּשֻׁבוּ הָעִירָה | wayyāšûbû hāʾîrāh} 'and they returned to the city,' where the directive he marks motion toward. This compact clause pattern is characteristic of Hebrew narrative’s swift shift from emotional reaction to practical movement.
Root and etymology
š-w-bShin-Vav-Bet
“to turn back, return”
In context — Genesis 44:13
Then they tore their clothes ; each man loaded his donkey, and they made their way back to the city .
About this coordinate
Genesis 44:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 44:13, so the Hebrew word וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ (vayashuvu) 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.44.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.44.13.W6.S1) and character.