Isaiah 14:13:9Isa.14.13.W9TAB
כִּסְאִ֑י
kisi
“my throne”
- Transliteration
- kis-I
- Extended
- kihs-EE
- IPA
- /kisˈʔiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my throne
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kis-I
- phraseyour reading level
a-RIM kis-I
- clause
ve-a-TA a-MAR-ta bil-le-VAV-kha ha-sha-MA-yim e-e-le mim-MA-al le-kho-khve-EL a-RIM kis-I
- sentence
ve-a-TA a-MAR-ta bil-le-VAV-kha ha-sha-MA-yim e-e-le mim-MA-al le-kho-khve-EL a-RIM kis-I ve-e-SHEV be-har-mo-ED be-yar-ke-TE tsa-FON
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect arim {אָרִ֣ים | ’ā-rîm} “I will raise” with kis’i {כִּסְאִ֑י | kis-sē} “my throne” conveys volitional exaltation.
Root and etymology
k-s-ʾkaf–samekh–aleph
“throne”
In context — Isaiah 14:13
But you said in your heart, “To the heavens I will ascend; above the stars of God I will lift up my throne; I will sit on the mountain of assembly , in the far reaches of the north.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 14:13, so the Hebrew word כִּסְאִ֑י (kisi) 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.14.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.13.W9.S1) and character.