Isaiah 21:12:8Isa.21.12.W8TAB
שֻׁ֥בוּ
shuvu
“return {plural imperative}”
- Transliteration
- shu-VU
- Extended
- shuh-VOO
- IPA
- /ʃuˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- return {plural imperative}
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Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
shu-VU
- phraseyour reading level
shu-VU e-TA-yu
- clause
im-tib-a-YUN be-a-YU shu-VU e-TA-yu
- sentence
a-MAR sho-MER a-TA VO-ker ve-gam-LAI-la im-tib-a-YUN be-a-YU shu-VU e-TA-yu
Exegesis
The successive imperatives shuvu {שֻׁ֥בוּ | šubbū} ‘return!’
In context — Isaiah 21:12
The watchman said, "Morning is coming, and also night; if you will inquire, inquire; return; come."
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 21:12, so the Hebrew word שֻׁ֥בוּ (shuvu) 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 Isa.21.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.12.W8.S1) and character.