Isaiah 13:9:4Isa.13.9.W4TAB
אַכְזָרִ֥י
akhzari
“cruel”
- Transliteration
- akh-za-RI
- Extended
- ahkh-za-REE
- IPA
- /ʔax.zaːˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- cruel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
akh-za-RI
- phraseyour reading level
akh-za-RI ve-EV-ra
- clause
hi-NE YOM-ye-ho-VAH BA akh-za-RI ve-EV-ra va-kha-RON AF
- 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
A tight string of descriptors—ʾakzārî {אַכְזָרִי | ʾakzārî} ‘cruel,’ wə-ʿeḇrāh {וְעֶבְרָה | wə-ʿeḇrāh} ‘and wrath,’ and wa-ḥărôn ʾap {וַחֲרוֹן אָף | wa-ḥărôn ʾap} ‘and burning anger’—stands in apposition to “day,” unpacking the character of that event as severe judgment.
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 13:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 13:9, so the Hebrew word אַכְזָרִ֥י (akhzari) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.9.W4.S1) and character.