Isaiah 13:21:5Isa.13.21.W5TAB
אֹחִ֑ים
okhim
“howling creatures or owls”
- Transliteration
- o-KHIM
- Extended
- oh-KHEEM
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈħiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- howling creatures or owls
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| 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
o-KHIM
- clause
ve-rav-TSU-SHAM tsi-YIM u-mal-EU va-TE-hem o-KHIM
- 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 noun tziyim {צִיִּים | ṣî-yîm} ‘wild creatures’ and ochim {אֹחִים | ō-ḥîm} ‘shrieking creatures’ create a vivid merism.
Root and etymology
א־ו־ח
“howl”
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 13:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 13:21, so the Hebrew word אֹחִ֑ים (okhim) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.21.W5.S1) and character.