Isaiah 14:20:10Isa.14.20.W10TAB
זֶ֥רַע
zera
“seed or offspring”
- Transliteration
- ZE-ra
- Extended
- ZEH-rah
- IPA
- /ˈzɛ.raʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- seed or offspring
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ZE-ra
- phraseyour reading level
ZE-ra me-re-IM
- clause
lo-yik-ka-RE le-o-LAM ZE-ra me-re-IM
- sentence
lo-te-KHAD i-TAM bik-vu-RA ki-AR-tse-kha shi-KHAT-ta am-ME-kha ha-RAG-ta lo-yik-ka-RE le-o-LAM ZE-ra me-re-IM
Exegesis
The final clause repeats lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ with the Nifal imperfect yiqqare {יִקָּרֵא | yiqqārēʾ} ‘will be called’ applied to zera {זֶרַע | zērāʿ} ‘seed’ in construct with mereim {מְרֵעִים | măreʿîm} ‘evildoers’, highlighting permanent exclusion from memory. The consistent use of second person masculine singular forms establishes a direct judicial tone, and the parallel structure underscores the completeness of the judgment.
Root and etymology
z-r-ʿzayin–resh–ayin
“seed, offspring”
In context — Isaiah 14:20
You will not be joined with them in burial, because you have ruined your land and slaughtered your people; the seed of evildoers will never be named for ever.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 14:20, so the Hebrew word זֶ֥רַע (zera) 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.14.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.20.W10.S1) and character.