Isaiah 13:21:4Isa.13.21.W4TAB

בָתֵּיהֶ֖ם

vatehem

their houses

Transliteration
va-TE-hem
Extended
vaa-TEH-hem
IPA
/vɔːtːeːˈhem/

Meaning by language

English
their houses

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Result
בָ + תֵּי + הֶ֖ם
va + te + hem
vatehem

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Tavt as in top
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-TE-hem

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-mal-EU va-TE-hem

  3. clause

    ve-rav-TSU-SHAM tsi-YIM u-mal-EU va-TE-hem o-KHIM

  4. 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

In contextIsaiah 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 13:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 13:21, so the Hebrew word בָתֵּיהֶ֖ם (vatehem) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.21.W4.S1) and character.