Jeremiah 15:19:17Jer.15.19.W17TAB
לֹֽא־תָשׁ֥וּב
lotashuv
“shall not turn back”
- Transliteration
- lo-ta-SHUV
- Extended
- loh-tah-SHOOV
- IPA
- /loː.taˈʃuːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- shall not turn back
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lo-ta-SHUV
- phraseyour reading level
lo-ta-SHUV a-le-HEM
- clause
ya-SHU-vu HE-ma E-le-KHA ve-a-TA lo-ta-SHUV a-le-HEM
- sentence
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH im-ta-SHUV va-a-shi-VE-kha le-fa-NAI ta-a-MOD ve-im-to-TSI ya-KAR mi-zo-LEL ke-FI ti-he-YE ya-SHU-vu HE-ma E-le-KHA ve-a-TA lo-ta-SHUV a-le-HEM
Root and etymology
ש־ו־בsh–w–b
“to return, turn back”
In context — Jeremiah 15:19
Therefore thus says the LORD : If you return, then I will restore you, and you will stand before Me. And if you extract the precious from the worthless, you will be like My mouth. They will return to you, but you shall not return to them.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:19:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Jeremiah 15:19, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־תָשׁ֥וּב (lotashuv) 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 Jer.15.19.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.19.W17.S1) and character.