Jeremiah 23:20:2Jer.23.20.W2TAB
יָשׁוּב֙
yashuv
“he will turn back”
- Transliteration
- ya-SHUV
- Extended
- yah-SHOOV
- IPA
- /jaːˈʃuːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will turn back
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-SHUV
- phraseyour reading level
LO ya-SHUV
- clause
LO ya-SHUV AF-ye-ho-VAH AD-a-SO-to ve-AD-ha-KI-mo me-zim-MOT li-BO
- sentence
LO ya-SHUV AF-ye-ho-VAH AD-a-SO-to ve-AD-ha-KI-mo me-zim-MOT li-BO be-a-kha-RIT ha-ya-MIM tit-be-VON-ne-nu VAH bi-NA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the negated verb lo yashuv {לֹא יָשׁוּב | lō yā-šūḇ} “will not return,” which foregrounds uninterrupted divine action.
Root and etymology
י־שׁ־ב
“to return”
In context — Jeremiah 23:20
The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has carried out and established the plans of His heart. In the latter time, you will understand it with insight .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 23:20, so the Hebrew word יָשׁוּב֙ (yashuv) 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.23.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.20.W2.S1) and character.