Isaiah 14:5:1Isa.14.5.W1TAB
שָׁבַ֥ר
shavar
“he broke”
- Transliteration
- sha-VAR
- Extended
- shah-VAR
- IPA
- /ʃaˈvar/
Meaning by language
- English
- he broke
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-VAR
- phraseyour reading level
sha-VAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
sha-VAR ye-ho-VAH ma-TE re-sha-IM
- sentence
sha-VAR ye-ho-VAH ma-TE re-sha-IM SHE-vet mo-she-LIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the perfect verb shavar {שָׁבַ֥ר | šā-ḇar} ‘he broke’, signaling a completed decisive action.
Root and etymology
ש־ב־רsh–b–r
“to break”
In context — Isaiah 14:5
The LORD has shattered the staff of the wicked and the scepter of rulers.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 14:5, so the Hebrew word שָׁבַ֥ר (shavar) 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.14.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.5.W1.S1) and character.