Isaiah 14:25:5Isa.14.25.W5TAB
אֲבוּסֶ֑נּוּ
avusenu
“I will trample him”
- Transliteration
- a-vu-se-NU
- Extended
- ah-voo-seh-NOO
- IPA
- /ʔăvuːsɛˈn.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will trample him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-vu-se-NU
- clause
lish-BOR a-SHUR be-ar-TSI ve-al-ha-RAI a-vu-se-NU
- sentence
lish-BOR a-SHUR be-ar-TSI ve-al-ha-RAI a-vu-se-NU ve-SAR me-a-le-HEM u-LO ve-su-vo-LO me-AL shikh-MO ya-SUR
Exegesis
The sequence avusennu {אֲבוּסֶנּוּ | ʾă-bû-sen-nû} “I will trample him” (Qal imperfect) followed by ve-sar yasur {וְסָר יָסוּר | wə-sār yā-sūr} outlines the removal of oppression.
Root and etymology
bet–waw–samekh
“to trample down”
In context — Isaiah 14:25
I will break the Assyrian within my land and on my mountains trample him; then his yoke will depart from them, and his burden will be removed from their shoulders.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 14:25, so the Hebrew word אֲבוּסֶ֑נּוּ (avusenu) 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.14.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.25.W5.S1) and character.