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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ba-be-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
yo-RED ba-be-KHI
- clause
AL ga-ga-te-HA u-vir-kho-vo-te-HA ku-LO ye-ye-LIL yo-RED ba-be-KHI
- 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 context — Isaiah 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.