Isaiah 14:17:7Isa.14.17.W7TAB
לֹא־פָ֥תַח
lofatakh
“not he opened”
- Transliteration
- lo-FA-takh
- Extended
- loh-FAH-tahkh
- IPA
- /loː.faˈtaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- not he opened
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
lo-FA-takh
- phraseyour reading level
lo-FA-takh BAI-ta
- clause
a-si-RAV lo-FA-takh BAI-ta
- sentence
SAM te-VEL kha-mid-BAR ve-a-RAV ha-RAS a-si-RAV lo-FA-takh BAI-ta
Exegesis
The verse uses three successive Qal perfect verbs—sam {שָׂ֥ם | šām} ‘he made’, hā-rās {הָרָ֑ס | hā-rās} ‘he destroyed’, and lō-pā-ṭaḥ {לֹא־פָ֥תַח | lō-pā-ṭaḥ} ‘he did not open’—to underscore decisive and irreversible judgment.
In context — Isaiah 14:17
He made the world a wilderness and destroyed its cities; he did not let his prisoners go home.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 14:17, so the Hebrew word לֹא־פָ֥תַח (lofatakh) 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.14.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.17.W7.S1) and character.