Isaiah 13:22:4Isa.13.22.W4TAB
וְתַנִּ֖ים
vetanim
“and jackals or sea monsters”
- Transliteration
- ve-ta-NIM
- Extended
- veh-tah-NEEM
- IPA
- /wəθanˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and jackals or sea monsters
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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
ve-ta-NIM
- clause
ve-a-NA i-YIM be-al-me-no-TAV ve-ta-NIM be-HEI-khe-LE O-neg
- sentence
ve-a-NA i-YIM be-al-me-no-TAV ve-ta-NIM be-HEI-khe-LE O-neg ve-ka-ROV la-VO i-TA ve-ya-ME-ha LO yim-ma-SHE-khu
Exegesis
The noun phrase iyyim {אִיִּים֙ | ʾiyyîm} ‘wild creatures’ is paralleled by vetannim {וְתַנִּים֖ | wə-tannîm} ‘jackals’, linked by vav.
In context — Isaiah 13:22
And wild creatures will cry out in its towers, and jackals in the palaces of delight; her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 13:22, so the Hebrew word וְתַנִּ֖ים (vetanim) 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.13.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.22.W4.S1) and character.