Jeremiah 15:19:4Jer.15.19.W4TAB
אִם־תָּשׁ֤וּב
imtashuv
“if you return”
- Transliteration
- im-ta-SHUV
- Extended
- ihm-tah-SHOOV
- IPA
- /ʔim.taˈʃuːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- if you return
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| 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
im-ta-SHUV
- phraseyour reading level
im-ta-SHUV va-a-shi-VE-kha
- clause
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
- 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
Exegesis
Two conditional protases, im tashuv {אִם־תָּשׁ֤וּב | ʾim tā-šuḇ} “if you return” and ve-im totzi {וְאִם־תּוֹצִ֥יא | wə-ʾim tō-ṣîʾ} “and if you bring out,” each paired with its apodosis, outline God’s promise of restoration and the prophet’s discernment role.
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 15:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 15:19, so the Hebrew word אִם־תָּשׁ֤וּב (imtashuv) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.19.W4.S1) and character.