Isaiah 15:5:4Isa.15.5.W4TAB
בְּרִיחֶ֕הָ
berikheha
“her fugitives”
- Transliteration
- be-ri-KHE-ha
- Extended
- beh-ree-KHEH-haah
- IPA
- /brɪiˈħeːhaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- her fugitives
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
be-ri-KHE-ha
- clause
li-BI le-mo-AV yiz-AK be-ri-KHE-ha ad-TSO-ar eg-LAT she-li-SHI-ya
- 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 construct bericheha {בְּרִיחֶהָ | bə-Rî-ḥeh-hā} ‘by her flight’ functions as the instrumental of movement, modified by ad-tzoar {עַד־צֹעַר | ʿad-ṣō-ʿar} ‘as far as Zoar’, marking the fugitives’ extent.
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 15:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 15:5, so the Hebrew word בְּרִיחֶ֕הָ (berikheha) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.5.W4.S1) and character.