Psalm 18:20:6Ps.18.20.W6TABWLC Psalms 18:21
יָשִׁ֥יב
yashiv
“He returns”
- Transliteration
- ya-SHIV
- Extended
- yaa-SHEEV
- IPA
- /jaˈʃiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- He returns
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-SHIV
- phraseyour reading level
ya-SHIV LI
- clause
ke-VOR ya-DAI ya-SHIV LI
- sentence
yig-me-LE-ni ye-ho-VAH ke-tsid-KI ke-VOR ya-DAI ya-SHIV LI
Exegesis
The Hifil imperfect yashiv {יָשִׁיב | yā-šîḇ} ‘he restores’ with beneficiary li {לִי | lī} ‘to me’ shifts to SVO in translation, preserving Hebrew balance and moral emphasis.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–vav–bet
“to return, restore, repay”
In context — Psalm 18:20
The LORD rewards me according to my righteousness ; according to the cleanness of my hands He has repaid me.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 18:20, so the Hebrew word יָשִׁ֥יב (yashiv) 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 Ps.18.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.20.W6.S1) and character.