Isaiah 13:9:12Isa.13.9.W12TAB
יַשְׁמִ֥יד
yashmiid
“he will destroy”
- Transliteration
- yash-mi-ID
- Extended
- yahsh-mih-EED
- IPA
- /jaʃˈmiːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will destroy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yash-mi-ID
- phraseyour reading level
yash-mi-ID mi-me-NA
- clause
la-SUM ha-A-rets le-sha-MA ve-kha-ta-E-ha yash-mi-ID mi-me-NA
- sentence
hi-NE YOM-ye-ho-VAH BA akh-za-RI ve-EV-ra va-kha-RON AF la-SUM ha-A-rets le-sha-MA ve-kha-ta-E-ha yash-mi-ID mi-me-NA
Exegesis
Finally, the clause wə-ḥaṭṭāʾêhā yašmîḏ mimmennāh {וְחַטָּאֶיהָ יַשְׁמִיד מִמֶּנָּה | wə-ḥaṭṭāʾêhā yašmîḏ mimmennāh} places “its sinners” before the verb for emphasis, and the Hiphil form yašmîḏ ‘he will cause to be destroyed’ highlights the decisive removal of the guilty from the land.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand, authority”
In context — Isaiah 13:9
Behold, the day of the LORD comes—cruel , with wrath and burning anger—to make the land desolate, and He will destroy its sinners from it.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Isaiah 13:9, so the Hebrew word יַשְׁמִ֥יד (yashmiid) 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.13.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.9.W12.S1) and character.