Proverbs 26:27:7Prov.26.27.W7TAB
תָּשֽׁוּב׃
tashuv
“it will return”
- Transliteration
- ta-SHUV
- Extended
- taa-SHOOV
- IPA
- /tɑːˈʃuːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- it 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
e-LAV ta-SHUV
- clause
ve-go-LEL E-ven e-LAV ta-SHUV
- sentence
KO-re-SHA-khat BAH yip-POL ve-go-LEL E-ven e-LAV ta-SHUV
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction in ve-golel {וְגֹלֵל | wə-gōlêl} ‘and rolls’ introduces a second parallel action with the participle governing even {אֶבֶן | ʾeḇen} ‘stone’, culminating in tashuv {תָּשׁוּב | tāšûwḇ} ‘it will return’.
Root and etymology
ש־ו־ב
“to return, turn back”
In context — Proverbs 26:27
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; and whoever rolls a stone will have it return upon him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 26:27, so the Hebrew word תָּשֽׁוּב׃ (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.26.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.27.W7.S1) and character.