Isaiah 13:17:2Isa.13.17.W2TAB
מֵעִ֥יר
meir
“stirring up”
- Transliteration
- me-IR
- Extended
- meh-EER
- IPA
- /meːˈʕiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- stirring up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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
me-IR
- phraseyour reading level
me-IR a-le-HEM
- clause
hin-NE me-IR a-le-HEM et-ma-DAI
- sentence
hin-NE me-IR a-le-HEM et-ma-DAI a-sher-KE-sef LO ya-khe-SHO-vu ve-za-HAV LO ya-khe-TSU-vo
Exegesis
The causative Hiphil participle mēʿîr {מֵעִיר | mēʿîר} ’stirring up’ serves as the main verb, portraying God as the initiator of hostile action.
Root and etymology
ʿ-w-rʿayin–waw–resh
“arouse, awaken”
In context — Isaiah 13:17
Behold, I am stirring up the Medes against them, who will not regard silver nor delight in gold.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 13:17, so the Hebrew word מֵעִ֥יר (meir) 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.13.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.17.W2.S1) and character.