Isaiah 14:6:12Isa.14.6.W12TAB
חָשָֽׂךְ׃
khasakh
“holding back”
- Transliteration
- KHA-sakh
- Extended
- KHAA-sahkh
- IPA
- /ħaːˈsax/
Meaning by language
- English
- holding back
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHA-sakh
- phraseyour reading level
be-LI KHA-sakh
- clause
ro-DE va-AF go-YIM mur-DAF be-LI KHA-sakh
- sentence
ma-KE a-MIM be-ev-RA ma-KAT bil-TI sa-RA ro-DE va-AF go-YIM mur-DAF be-LI KHA-sakh
Exegesis
The Pual participle murdâf {מֻרְדָּף | murdâf}, though typically passive, is rendered actively here to underscore relentless persecution, further marked by the negative clause bəlî ḥāšāḵ {בְּלִ֥י חָשָׂךְ | bəlî ḥāšāḵ} ‘without restraint.’ This progression from participles to a passive form used actively builds a crescendo of unbridled violence.
Root and etymology
Rooth-s-kh
“to withhold”
In context — Isaiah 14:6
The one who struck peoples in wrath with unceasing blows, who ruled nations in anger, persecuting with no restraint .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Isaiah 14:6, so the Hebrew word חָשָֽׂךְ׃ (khasakh) 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.14.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.6.W12.S1) and character.