Proverbs 25:10:5Prov.25.10.W5TAB
תָשֽׁוּב׃
tashuv
“will return”
- Transliteration
- ta-SHUV
- Extended
- taa-SHOOV
- IPA
- /taːˈʃuːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- will return
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ta-SHUV
- phraseyour reading level
LO ta-SHUV
- clause
ve-dib-BAT-kha LO ta-SHUV
- sentence
PEN-ye-kha-SED-kha sho-ME-a ve-dib-BAT-kha LO ta-SHUV
Exegesis
The conjunction ve {וְ | wə} links to dibbatekha {דִבָּתְךָ | dibbatekha} ‘your reproach’, and lo tashuv {לֹא תָשׁוּב | lōʾ tāšûḇ} employs a negative Qal imperfect to indicate that the reproach will not return—underscoring the irrevocable nature of slander once heard.
Root and etymology
š-w-bshin–vav–bet
“to return”
In context — Proverbs 25:10
Lest the hearer shame you, and your reproach will not return .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 25:10, so the Hebrew word תָשֽׁוּב׃ (tashuv) 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.25.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.10.W5.S1) and character.