הֲ/יָשׁ֤וּב

𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁

shûwb

will he return

To turn back, return, or go back; by extension, to restore, bring back, or reverse an action or state; to turn away from a direction, action, or condition, with a range of nuance from literal physical movement to metaphorical or spiritual turning (such as repentance, restoration, or change in relationship). Used both transitively (to cause to return or restore) and intransitively (to return oneself or revert).

H7725

Jeremiah 3:1 · Word #12

Lexicon H7725

Lemmaשׁוּב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤅𐤁
Transliterationshûwb
Strong'sH7725
DefinitionTo turn back, return, or go back; by extension, to restore, bring back, or reverse an action or state; to turn away from a direction, action, or condition, with a range of nuance from literal physical movement to metaphorical or spiritual turning (such as repentance, restoration, or change in relationship). Used both transitively (to cause to return or restore) and intransitively (to return oneself or revert).

Morphology HTi/Vqi3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phrasewill he return

SIBI-P1 Translation H7725-26

will he return?

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, imperfect conjugation, 3rd person masculine singular, prefixed with interrogative particle הֲ.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular denotes a simple, incomplete action by "he," here expressed as a future or potential action. The prefixed interrogative הֲ marks it as a question, yielding "will he return?" in keeping with the root sense of turning back or returning.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

will he return

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleRemove question mark as it is not present in Hebrew and punctuation is not allowed per instructions; 'will he return' matches the context.