Isaiah 13:8:6Isa.13.8.W6TAB
יְחִיל֑וּן
yekhilun
“they will writhe”
- Transliteration
- ye-khi-LUN
- Extended
- yeh-khih-LOON
- IPA
- /jəħiˈluːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will writhe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-khi-LUN
- clause
ve-niv-ha-LU tsi-RIM va-kha-va-LIM yo-a-KHE-zun ka-yo-LE-da ye-khi-LUN
- sentence
ve-niv-ha-LU tsi-RIM va-kha-va-LIM yo-a-KHE-zun ka-yo-LE-da ye-khi-LUN ISH el-re-E-hu yit-ma-HU pe-NE le-ha-VIM pe-ne-HEM
Exegesis
The prepositional comparison in kayoledah {כַּיּוֹלֵדָ֖ה | ka-yo-lē-ḏāh} ‘like a woman in labor’ is followed by yechilun {יְחִיל֑וּן | yᵊ-ḥî-lûn} ‘they will writhe’ (Hifil imperfect), intensifying the image of agony.
In context — Isaiah 13:8
And they will be dismayed; birth-pangs and sorrows will seize them. Like a woman in childbirth, they will writhe; each man will be appalled at his companion, their faces like flames .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 13:8, so the Hebrew word יְחִיל֑וּן (yekhilun) 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.13.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.8.W6.S1) and character.