Isaiah 15:5:11Isa.15.5.W11TAB
בִּבְכִי֙
bivkhi
“with weeping”
- Transliteration
- biv-KHI
- Extended
- bihv-khee
- IPA
- /bivˈkhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with weeping
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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
biv-KHI
- clause
KI ma-a-LE hal-lu-KHIT biv-KHI ya-a-LE-BO KI DE-rekh kho-ro-NA-yim za-a-KAT-SHE-ver ye-o-E-ru
- sentence
li-BI le-mo-AV yiz-AK be-ri-KHE-ha ad-TSO-ar eg-LAT she-li-SHI-ya KI ma-a-LE hal-lu-KHIT biv-KHI ya-a-LE-BO KI DE-rekh kho-ro-NA-yim za-a-KAT-SHE-ver ye-o-E-ru
Exegesis
The phrases bivkhi {בִּבְכִי | bi-vkî} ‘in weeping’ and za‘akat-shever {זַעֲקַת־שֶׁבֶר | za-‘ă-qat-še-ḇer} ‘cry of destruction’ are cognate objects that each culminate in the Piel imperfect ye‘oreru {יְעֹעֵרוּ | yə-‘ō-’ê-rū} ‘they stir up’, creating a parallel structure that intensifies the communal outcry.
Root and etymology
ב־כ־הb-k-h
“to weep, lament”
In context — Isaiah 15:5
My heart cries out for Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, like a three-year-old heifer. For on the ascent of Luhith they go in weeping ; for on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of destruction.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:5:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 15:5, so the Hebrew word בִּבְכִי֙ (bivkhi) 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.15.5.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.5.W11.S1) and character.