Isaiah 13:20:9Isa.13.20.W9TAB
עֲרָבִ֔י
aravi
“an Arab”
- Transliteration
- a-ra-VI
- Extended
- ah-raa-VEE
- IPA
- /ʕă.raːˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- an Arab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-ra-VI
- 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
ע־ר־ב
“Arabian, desert dweller”
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 13:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 13:20, so the Hebrew word עֲרָבִ֔י (aravi) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.20.W9.S1) and character.