Isaiah 13:17:4Isa.13.17.W4TAB
אֶת־מָדָ֑י
etmadai
“the Medes”
- Transliteration
- et-ma-DAI
- Extended
- eht-maa-DAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.maːˈdaːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Medes
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-ma-DAI
- 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 direct-object marker ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces the proper noun mādāy {מָדַי | mādāy} ’Medes’, the target of divine judgment.
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 13:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 13:17, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מָדָ֑י (etmadai) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.17.W4.S1) and character.