Isaiah 14:1:2Isa.14.1.W2TAB
יְרַחֵ֨ם
yerakhem
“he will have compassion”
- Transliteration
- ye-ra-KHEM
- Extended
- yeh-rah-KHEEM
- IPA
- /jəraˈħeːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- he will have compassion
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-ra-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
KI ye-ra-KHEM Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI ye-ra-KHEM Ye-ho-VAH ET-ya-a-KOV u-va-KHAR OD be-yis-ra-EL ve-hin-ni-KHAM al-ad-ma-TAM
- sentence
KI ye-ra-KHEM Ye-ho-VAH ET-ya-a-KOV u-va-KHAR OD be-yis-ra-EL ve-hin-ni-KHAM al-ad-ma-TAM ve-nil-VA ha-GER a-le-HEM ve-nis-pe-KHU al-BET ya-a-KOV
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect yerachem {יְרַחֵ֨ם | yə-ra-ḥêm} ‘He will have compassion’ expresses ongoing divine pity.
Root and etymology
ר־ח־ם
“to show compassion”
In context — Isaiah 14:1
For the LORD will show mercy to Jacob; He will choose Israel again and bring them back to their own land. The sojourner will attach himself to them, and they will be joined to the house of Jacob.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 14:1, so the Hebrew word יְרַחֵ֨ם (yerakhem) 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.14.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.1.W2.S1) and character.