Proverbs 2:19:3Prov.2.19.W3TAB
יְשׁוּב֑וּן
yeshuvun
“they return”
- Transliteration
- ye-shu-VUN
- Extended
- yeh-shoo-VUUN
- IPA
- /jəʃuːˈvuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- they return
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-shu-VUN
- clause
KAL-ba-E-ha LO ye-shu-VUN
- sentence
KAL-ba-E-ha LO ye-shu-VUN ve-LO-ya-si-GU or-KHOT kha-YIM
Exegesis
This is followed by lo {לֹא | lōʾ} and the Qal imperfect yešûvūn {יְשׁוּבוּן | yešûvūn} “they will return,” forming the first clause under the emphasis of irreversible loss.
Root and etymology
š-w-bš-w-b
“to return”
In context — Proverbs 2:19
All who go will not return, and they will not attain the paths of life .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 2:19, so the Hebrew word יְשׁוּב֑וּן (yeshuvun) 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 Prov.2.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.19.W3.S1) and character.