Isaiah 13:18:1Isa.13.18.W1TAB
וּקְשָׁת֖וֹת
ukeshatot
“and bows”
- Transliteration
- u-ke-sha-TOT
- Extended
- oo-keh-shah-TOHT
- IPA
- /u.qəʃaˈtoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and bows
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ke-sha-TOT
- clause
u-ke-sha-TOT ne-a-RIM te-rat-TASH-ne-NA
- sentence
u-ke-sha-TOT ne-a-RIM te-rat-TASH-ne-NA u-fe-RI-BE-ten LO ye-ra-KHE-MU al-BA-nim LO-ta-KHUS e-NAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunctive vav and bows qeshetot {וּקְשָׁת֖וֹת | ū-qə-šā-ṯōt}, linking to the theme of relentless devastation.
Root and etymology
q–š–t
“bow, weapon”
In context — Isaiah 13:18
And bows will shatter young men, and they will show no compassion for the fruit of the womb ; their eyes will not spare children.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 13:18, so the Hebrew word וּקְשָׁת֖וֹת (ukeshatot) 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.13.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.18.W1.S1) and character.