Isaiah 13:20:10Isa.13.20.W10TAB
וְרֹעִ֖ים
veroim
“and shepherds”
- Transliteration
- ve-ro-IM
- Extended
- veh-roh-EEM
- IPA
- /vərɔˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and shepherds
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ro-IM
- clause
ve-lo-ya-HEL SHAM a-ra-VI ve-ro-IM lo-yar-BI-tsu SHAM
- sentence
lo-te-SHEV la-NE-tsakh ve-LO tish-ke-KHON ad-DOR va-DOR ve-lo-ya-HEL SHAM a-ra-VI ve-ro-IM lo-yar-BI-tsu SHAM
Root and etymology
ר־ע־ה
“to shepherd, tend”
In context — Isaiah 13:20
She shall never be inhabited, and she shall not be settled from generation to generation; neither shall an Arab pitch a tent there, nor shall shepherds make their flocks lie down there.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 13:20, so the Hebrew word וְרֹעִ֖ים (veroim) 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.13.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.20.W10.S1) and character.