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

Result
וְ + רֹ + עִ֖ים
ve + ro + im
veroim

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ro-IM

  2. clause

    ve-lo-ya-HEL SHAM a-ra-VI ve-ro-IM lo-yar-BI-tsu SHAM

  3. 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 contextIsaiah 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.