Isaiah 13:2:7Isa.13.2.W7TAB

הָנִ֣יפוּ

hanifu

wave

Transliteration
ha-ni-FU
Extended
haa-nih-FU
IPA
/haːniˈfuː/

Meaning by language

English
wave

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Result
הָ + נִ֣י + פוּ
ha + ni + fu
hanifu

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Pep with dagesh; f without
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-ni-FU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-ni-FU YAD

  3. clause

    ha-ni-FU YAD ve-ya-VO-u pit-KHE ne-di-VIM

  4. sentence

    AL har-nish-pe se-U-NES ha-ri-MU KOL la-HEM ha-ni-FU YAD ve-ya-VO-u pit-KHE ne-di-VIM

Exegesis

This is followed by a series of imperatives: se’u nes {שְׂאוּ נֵס | s(e)-ʾû nēs} (qal imperative + noun) instructs to lift a banner, harimu kol {הָרִימוּ קוֹל | hā-rî-mû qōl} (hifil imperative + noun) directs raising the voice, and hanifu yad {הָנִיפוּ יָד | hā-nî-p̄û yād} (hifil imperative + noun) adds a hand wave.

In contextIsaiah 13:2

On a bare mountain ridge, lift up a banner ; raise your voice to them, wave your hand, so they may enter the gates of the nobles .

About this coordinate

Isaiah 13:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 13:2, so the Hebrew word הָנִ֣יפוּ (hanifu) 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.13.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.2.W7.S1) and character.