Isaiah 15:4:1Isa.15.4.W1TAB
וַתִּזְעַ֤ק
vatizak
“and she cried out”
- Transliteration
- va-tiz-AK
- Extended
- vah-tihz-AK
- IPA
- /vat.tizˈʕaq/
Meaning by language
- English
- and she cried out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-tiz-AK
- phraseyour reading level
va-tiz-AK khe-sh- BON
- clause
va-tiz-AK khe-sh- BON ve-el-a-LE ad-ya-HATS nish-ma ko-LAM
- sentence
va-tiz-AK khe-sh- BON ve-el-a-LE ad-ya-HATS nish-ma ko-LAM al-KEN kha-lu-TSE mo-AV ya-ri-U naf-SHO yar-e-A LO
Exegesis
The verse begins with vatiz‘aq {וַתִּזְעַ֤ק | və-ti-zə-‘aq} ‘and she cried out’, a vav-consecutive verb that sets a past narrative and personifies the cities as lamenters.
Root and etymology
RootZayin–Ayin–Qof
“to cry out, call for help”
In context — Isaiah 15:4
Heshbon and Elealeh cried out; their voice was heard as far as Jahaz . Therefore, Moab’s armed men shouted; his soul trembled within him.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 15:4, so the Hebrew word וַתִּזְעַ֤ק (vatizak) 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.15.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.4.W1.S1) and character.