Hosea 14:7:1Hos.14.7.W1TABWLC Hosea 14:8
יָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙
yashuvu
“they shall return”
- Transliteration
- ya-SHU-vu
- Extended
- yah-SHUH-voo
- IPA
- /jaˈʃuː.vu/
Meaning by language
- English
- they shall return
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ya-SHU-vu
- sentence
ya-SHU-vu yo-she-VE be-tsi-LO ye-kha-YU da-GAN ve-yif-re-kha-VU ka-GE-fen zi-khe-RO ke-YEN le-va-NON
Exegesis
The verse begins with the imperfect yashvu {יָשְׁב֙וּ | yāšəvû}, expressing a future-oriented promise.
Root and etymology
consonantsyod–shin–bet
“to sit, dwell”
In context — Hosea 14:7
They will return; those who dwell in his shadow will revive like grain , and they will blossom like the vine; its remembrance will be like the wine of Lebanon.
About this coordinate
Hosea 14:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Hosea 14:7, so the Hebrew word יָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ (yashuvu) 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.14.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.7.W1.S1) and character.