Jeremiah 15:19:5Jer.15.19.W5TAB
וַאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֙
vaashivekha
“then I will bring you back”
- Transliteration
- va-a-shi-VE-kha
- Extended
- vah-ah-shee-VEE-khah
- IPA
- /vaʔaʃiːvˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- then I will bring you back
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-shi-VE-kha
- 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
The causative Hiphil va-ashivkha {וַאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֙ | va-ʾă-šîḇ-ḵā} “and I will restore you” emphasizes divine initiative in reestablishing the prophet’s standing before God (lefanai taamod {לְפָנַ֣י תַּֽעֲמֹ֔ד | lə-fā-nai ta-ʿă-mōḏ}).
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–shin
“fire”
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 15:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 15:19, so the Hebrew word וַאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֙ (vaashivekha) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.19.W5.S1) and character.