Isaiah 13:12:1Isa.13.12.W1TAB
אוֹקִ֥יר
okir
“I will make rare or precious”
- Transliteration
- o-KIR
- Extended
- oh-KEER
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈqiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will make rare or precious
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-KIR
- phraseyour reading level
o-KIR e-NOSH
- clause
o-KIR e-NOSH mip-PAZ
- sentence
o-KIR e-NOSH mip-PAZ ve-a-DAM mik-KE-tem o-FIR
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Hiphil imperfect form oqir {אוֹקִ֥יר | ’ô-qîr} ‘I will make precious,’ signaling divine causation and future intent.
Root and etymology
y-q-ryod–qof–resh
“to value, to be precious”
In context — Isaiah 13:12
I will make a man rarer than fine gold; and mankind rarer than the pure gold of Ophir.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 13:12, so the Hebrew word אוֹקִ֥יר (okir) 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.13.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.12.W1.S1) and character.