Numbers 23:16:8Num.23.16.W8TAB
שׁ֥וּב
shuv
“Return”
- Transliteration
- SHUV
- Extended
- SHUUV
- IPA
- /ʃuːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Return
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
SHUV
- phraseyour reading level
SHUV el-ba-LAK
- clause
va-yo-MER SHUV el-ba-LAK ve-KOH te-da-BER
- sentence
va-yi-KAR Ye-ho-VAH el-bil-AM va-ya-SEM da-VAR be-FIV va-yo-MER SHUV el-ba-LAK ve-KOH te-da-BER
Exegesis
The imperative shuv {שׁוּב | šûv} ‘return’ governs Balaam’s movement, followed by el-Balak {אֶל־בָּלָ֖ק | ʾel·bā·lāq} ‘to Balak’, and the formulaic adverbial vekoh tedabber {וְכֹה תְדַבֵּֽר | wə·khōh tə·ḏab·bēr} ‘and thus you shall speak’ establishes the exact prophecy. English translation preserves Hebrew sequence for clarity while smoothing word order.
Root and etymology
שׁ־וּ־ב
“return”
In context — Numbers 23:16
And the LORD met Balaam, and He put a word in his mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 23:16, so the Hebrew word שׁ֥וּב (shuv) 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 Num.23.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.16.W8.S1) and character.