Isaiah 14:2:11Isa.14.2.W11TAB
וְלִשְׁפָח֑וֹת
velishfakhot
“and as female slaves”
- Transliteration
- ve-lish-fa-KHOT
- Extended
- veh-lihsh-fah-KHOHT
- IPA
- /wəliʃ.faːˈħoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and as female slaves
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-lish-fa-KHOT
- clause
u-le-ka-KHUM a-MIM ve-he-vi-UM el-me-ko-MAM ve-hit-na-kha-LUM BET-yis-ra-EL AL ad-MAT ye-ho-VAH la-va-dim ve-lish-fa-KHOT
- sentence
u-le-ka-KHUM a-MIM ve-he-vi-UM el-me-ko-MAM ve-hit-na-kha-LUM BET-yis-ra-EL AL ad-MAT ye-ho-VAH la-va-dim ve-lish-fa-KHOT ve-ha-YU sho-VIM le-sho-VE-hem ve-ra-DU be-nog-se-HEM
Exegesis
The coordinated phrase laavadim velishfachot {לַעֲבָדִ֖ים וְלִשְׁפָח֑וֹת | la-ʿă-vā-dîm və-liš-pā-ḥôṯ} defines servile status.
In context — Isaiah 14:2
The peoples will pick them up and escort them to their place, and the house of Israel will take possession of them in the land of the LORD as servants and maidservants; and they will take captive those who once held them captive, and they will govern their oppressors .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 14:2, so the Hebrew word וְלִשְׁפָח֑וֹת (velishfakhot) 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.14.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.2.W11.S1) and character.