Isaiah 15:3:10Isa.15.3.W10TAB

בַּבֶּֽכִי׃

babekhi

in weeping

Transliteration
ba-be-KHI
Extended
bah-beh-KHEE
IPA
/babɛˈxiː/

Meaning by language

English
in weeping

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Result
בַּ + בֶּֽ + כִי׃
ba + be + khi
babekhi

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-be-KHI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    yo-RED ba-be-KHI

  3. clause

    AL ga-ga-te-HA u-vir-kho-vo-te-HA ku-LO ye-ye-LIL yo-RED ba-be-KHI

  4. sentence

    be-khu-tso-TAV kha-ge-RU SAK AL ga-ga-te-HA u-vir-kho-vo-te-HA ku-LO ye-ye-LIL yo-RED ba-be-KHI

Exegesis

The addition of the manner phrase babechi {בַּבֶּכִי | bă-bê-kî} conveys the depth of lamentation in weeping. The English renderings preserve the Hebrew syntactic progression of place, collective action, and emotional movement.

Root and etymology

ב־כ־הb-k-h

to weep, lament

In contextIsaiah 15:3

In its streets they have girded themselves with sackcloth; on its rooftops and in its open squares every one wails, going down in weeping .

About this coordinate

Isaiah 15:3:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 15:3, so the Hebrew word בַּבֶּֽכִי׃ (babekhi) 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.15.3.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.3.W10.S1) and character.