Isaiah 14:19:4Isa.14.19.W4TAB
כְּנֵ֣צֶר
kenetser
“like a shoot”
- Transliteration
- ke-NE-tser
- Extended
- keh-NEH-tsehr
- IPA
- /kəˈneːt͡sɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a shoot
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ke-NE-tser
- phraseyour reading level
ke-NE-tser nit-a-V
- clause
ve-a-TA hash-la-KHA mik-kiv-re-KHA ke-NE-tser nit-a-V le-VUSH ha-ru-GIM me-to-a-NE KHA-rev
- sentence
ve-a-TA hash-la-KHA mik-kiv-re-KHA ke-NE-tser nit-a-V le-VUSH ha-ru-GIM me-to-a-NE KHA-rev yo-re-DE el-av-NE-VOHR ke-FE-ger mu-VAS
Exegesis
A simile introduced by kənêṣer {כְּנֵ֣צֶר | kənêṣer} ‘shoot’ followed by niṯʿāb {נִתְעָ֔ב | niṯʿāb} ‘abhorred’ heightens contempt.
Root and etymology
נ־צ־ר
“shoot, branch”
In context — Isaiah 14:19
But you have been thrown away from your grave like a despised shoot , clothed with the slain, pierced by the sword, descending to the stones of the pit—like a carcass trampled .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 14:19, so the Hebrew word כְּנֵ֣צֶר (kenetser) 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.14.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.19.W4.S1) and character.