Hosea 14:4:2Hos.14.4.W2TABWLC Hosea 14:5
מְשׁוּבָתָ֔ם
meshuvatam
“their turning back or apostasy”
- Transliteration
- me-shu-va-TAM
- Extended
- meh-shoo-vah-TAM
- IPA
- /məʃuːvaːˈtɑːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their turning back or apostasy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-shu-va-TAM
- clause
e-re-PA me-shu-va-TAM o-ha-VEM ne-da-VA
- sentence
e-re-PA me-shu-va-TAM o-ha-VEM ne-da-VA KI SHAV a-PI mi-me-NU
Root and etymology
consonantsshin–vav–bet
“to turn back, return”
In context — Hosea 14:4
I will heal their backslidings ; I will love them freely, because My anger has turned away from him.
About this coordinate
Hosea 14:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Hosea 14:4, so the Hebrew word מְשׁוּבָתָ֔ם (meshuvatam) 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 Hos.14.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.4.W2.S1) and character.