Isaiah 13:21:9Isa.13.21.W9TAB
יַֽעֲנָ֔ה
yaana
“ostrich”
- Transliteration
- ya-a-NA
- Extended
- yah-ah-NAA
- IPA
- /ja.ʕăˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- ostrich
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-a-NA
- 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.
Root and etymology
ע־נ־ה
“humiliate; ostrich”
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 13:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 13:21, so the Hebrew word יַֽעֲנָ֔ה (yaana) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.21.W9.S1) and character.