Isaiah 13:1:4Isa.13.1.W4TAB
חָזָ֔ה
khaza
“he saw”
- Transliteration
- kha-ZA
- Extended
- khaa-ZAA
- IPA
- /ħaːˈzaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he saw
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-ZA
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER kha-ZA
- clause
a-SHER kha-ZA ye-sha-YA-hu ben-A-mots
- sentence
ma-SA ba-VEL a-SHER kha-ZA ye-sha-YA-hu ben-A-mots
Exegesis
The verb chazah {חָזָה | ḥāzāh} ‘he saw’ in the Qal perfect third person masculine singular marks the completion of Isaiah’s visionary act.
Root and etymology
ḥ-z-hchet–zayin–heh
“to see”
In context — Isaiah 13:1
The oracle concerning Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 13:1, so the Hebrew word חָזָ֔ה (khaza) 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 Isa.13.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.1.W4.S1) and character.