Isaiah 13:11:10Isa.13.11.W10TAB
עָרִיצִ֖ים
aritsim
“the ruthless ones”
- Transliteration
- a-ri-TSIM
- Extended
- ah-ree-TSIM
- IPA
- /ʕaːriːˈtsiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the ruthless ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-ri-TSIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ga-a-VAT a-ri-TSIM
- clause
ve-hish-BAT-ti ge-ON ze-DIM ve-ga-a-VAT a-ri-TSIM ash-PIIL
- sentence
u-fa-KAD-ti al-TE-vel ra-A ve-al-re-sha-IM a-vo-NAM ve-hish-BAT-ti ge-ON ze-DIM ve-ga-a-VAT a-ri-TSIM ash-PIIL
Exegesis
The Hiphil forms wə-hiš-bā-ṭî and ʾaš-pîl highlight causative divine intervention in silencing ge’on ze-ḏîm {גְּאוֹן זֵדִים | ge-ʾôn ze-ḏîm} and wə-ğă-ʾā-vat ʿā-ri-ṣîm {וְגַאֲוַת עָרִיצִים | wə-ğă-ʾā-vat ʿā-ri-ṣîm}, establishing a chiastic intensification between humiliation of pride and ruthless power.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–resh–tsade
“tyrannical”
In context — Isaiah 13:11
And I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will bring low the haughtiness of the ruthless .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 13:11, so the Hebrew word עָרִיצִ֖ים (aritsim) 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.13.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.11.W10.S1) and character.