Isaiah 14:8:1Isa.14.8.W1TAB
גַּם־בְּרוֹשִׁ֛ים
gamberoshim
“also cypresses”
- Transliteration
- gam-be-ro-SHIM
- Extended
- gahm-beh-roh-SHEEM
- IPA
- /ɡam.bəroːˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- also cypresses
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gam-be-ro-SHIM
- clause
gam-be-ro-SHIM sam-KHU le-KHA ar-ze le-va-NON
- sentence
gam-be-ro-SHIM sam-KHU le-KHA ar-ze le-va-NON me-AZ sha-KHAV-ta lo-ya-a-LE ha-ko-RET a-LE-nu
Exegesis
The verse opens with the emphatic particle gam {גַּם | gam} linking the personified subjects beroshim {בְּרוֹשִׁים | bə-rô-šîm} “cypress trees” and arzei levanon {אַרְזֵי לְבָנֹן | ar-zê lə-vanôn} “cedars of Lebanon.”
Root and etymology
ב־ר־ש
“cypress tree”
In context — Isaiah 14:8
Even the cypress trees rejoice for you, and the cedars of Lebanon proclaim, “Since you have lain down, the cutter has not risen against us.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 14:8, so the Hebrew word גַּם־בְּרוֹשִׁ֛ים (gamberoshim) 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.14.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.8.W1.S1) and character.