Isaiah 14:8:4Isa.14.8.W4TAB
אַרְזֵ֣י
arze
“cedars of”
- Transliteration
- ar-ze
- Extended
- ahr-zeh
- IPA
- /ʔarˈzeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- cedars of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ar-ze
- phraseyour reading level
ar-ze le-va-NON
- 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.”
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 14:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 14:8, so the Hebrew word אַרְזֵ֣י (arze) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.8.W4.S1) and character.