Isaiah 13:21:8Isa.13.21.W8TAB
בְּנ֣וֹת
benot
“daughters of”
- Transliteration
- be-NOT
- Extended
- beh-NOHT
- IPA
- /bəˈnoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- daughters of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NOT
- phraseyour reading level
be-NOT ya-a-NA
- 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 plural construct bnot ya’anah {בְּנוֹת יַעֲנָה | bə-nô-ṯ ya-ʿă-nāh} ‘daughters of ostrich’ denotes ostriches, while useirim {וּשְׂעִירִים | u-śə-ʿî-rîm} ‘satyrs’ introduces mythic imagery.
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 13:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 13:21, so the Hebrew word בְּנ֣וֹת (benot) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.21.W8.S1) and character.