Jeremiah 22:27:9Jer.22.27.W9TAB
יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃
yashuvu
“they shall return”
- Transliteration
- ya-SHU-vu
- Extended
- yaa-SHOO-voo
- IPA
- /jaːˈʃuːvuː/
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
- phraseyour reading level
LO ya-SHU-vu
- clause
SHA-ma LO ya-SHU-vu
- sentence
ve-AL-ha-A-rets a-SHER-HEM me-na-se-IM et-naf-SHAM la-SHUV SHAM SHA-ma LO ya-SHU-vu
Exegesis
The negation lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ with the imperfect yashuvu {יָשׁוּבוּ | yā-šū-ḇû} ‘they will return’ yields a result clause that bars the hoped-for return.
Root and etymology
š-w-b
“to return, turn back”
In context — Jeremiah 22:27
But concerning the land to which they are lifting up their soul to return, they shall not return.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:27:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 22:27, so the Hebrew word יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ (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 Jer.22.27.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.27.W9.S1) and character.