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

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Result
בְּ + נ֣וֹת
be + not
benot

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-NOT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-NOT ya-a-NA

  3. clause

    ve-sha-KHNU SHAM be-NOT ya-a-NA u-se-i-RIM ye-rak-KE-DU-SHAM

  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

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 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 13:21:8 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.