Isaiah 14:12:1Isa.14.12.W1TAB
אֵ֛יךְ
ekh
“how”
- Transliteration
- EKH
- Extended
- EEKH
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- how
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EKH
- clause
EKH na-FAL-ta mish-sha-MA-yim he-LEL ben-SHA-khar
- sentence
EKH na-FAL-ta mish-sha-MA-yim he-LEL ben-SHA-khar nig-DA-ta la-A-rets kho-LESH al-GO-yim
Exegesis
The verse begins with the interrogative eikh {אֵ֛יךְ | ʾêḵ} ‘how’, expressing astonishment.
In context — Isaiah 14:12
How you have fallen from the heavens, O shining one , son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, you who laid low the nations.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 14:12, so the Hebrew word אֵ֛יךְ (ekh) 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.14.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.12.W1.S1) and character.