Isaiah 13:21:11Isa.13.21.W11TAB
יְרַקְּדוּ־שָֽׁם׃
yerakkedusham
“they will dance there”
- Transliteration
- ye-rak-KE-DU-SHAM
- Extended
- yeh-rahk-KEH-doo-SHAAM
- IPA
- /jərakːəˈduːˈʃɔːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will dance there
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-rak-KE-DU-SHAM
- clause
ve-sha-KHNU SHAM be-NOT ya-a-NA u-se-i-RIM ye-rak-KE-DU-SHAM
- sentence
ve-rav-TSU-SHAM tsi-YIM u-mal-EU va-TE-hem o-KHIM ve-sha-KHNU SHAM be-NOT ya-a-NA u-se-i-RIM ye-rak-KE-DU-SHAM
Exegesis
The final imperfect yerakkedu-sham {יְרַקְּדוּ־שָׁם | yə-raq-ḵə-dû-šām} ‘and they will dance there’ adds dynamic movement. The parallelism and repetition mirror the prophecy’s poetic structure and emphasize the ruined desolation.
In context — Isaiah 13:21
And wild creatures will lie down there, and their houses will be filled with shrieking creatures; ostriches will settle there, and satyrs will dance there.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 13:21, so the Hebrew word יְרַקְּדוּ־שָֽׁם׃ (yerakkedusham) 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.13.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.21.W11.S1) and character.