Isaiah 14:21:3Isa.14.21.W3TAB
מַטְבֵּ֖חַ
matbekhakh
“a slaughter”
- Transliteration
- mat-be-KHAKH
- Extended
- maht-beh-KHEH-akh
- IPA
- /mat.beːˈħaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a slaughter
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mat-be-KHAKH
- clause
ha-KHI-nu le-va-NAV mat-be-KHAKH ba-a-VON a-vo-TAM
- sentence
ha-KHI-nu le-va-NAV mat-be-KHAKH ba-a-VON a-vo-TAM bal-ya-KU-mu ve-ya-re-SHU A-rets u-mal-E-u pe-NE-TE-vel A-rim
Exegesis
The noun matbeach {מַטְבֵּ֖חַ | maṭ-bê-aḥ} denotes the act of slaughter.
Root and etymology
ט־ב־ח
“to slaughter, butcher”
In context — Isaiah 14:21
Prepare slaughter for his sons because of the iniquity of their fathers, so that they may not rise up and take possession of the land, and so that they may not cover the face of the world with cities.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 14:21, so the Hebrew word מַטְבֵּ֖חַ (matbekhakh) 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.14.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.21.W3.S1) and character.