Isaiah 13:18:4Isa.13.18.W4TAB
וּפְרִי־בֶ֙טֶן֙
uferibeten
“and fruit of womb”
- Transliteration
- u-fe-RI-BE-ten
- Extended
- oo-feh-REE-BEH-tehn
- IPA
- /ufriː.ˈvɛṭɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and fruit of womb
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-fe-RI-BE-ten
- clause
u-fe-RI-BE-ten LO ye-ra-KHE-MU al-BA-nim LO-ta-KHUS e-NAM
- 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 construct phrase fruit-of-the-womb prî-beṭen {וּפְרִי־בֶ֙טֶן֙ | ū-prî-be-ten} functions as a single unit denoting unborn offspring.
Root and etymology
b–t–n
“womb, belly”
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 13:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 13:18, so the Hebrew word וּפְרִי־בֶ֙טֶן֙ (uferibeten) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.18.W4.S1) and character.