Isaiah 15:6:9Isa.15.6.W9TAB
יֶ֖רֶק
yerek
“greenery”
- Transliteration
- YE-rek
- Extended
- YEH-rehk
- IPA
- /ˈjɛ.rɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- greenery
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
YE-rek
- clause
KI-ya-VESH kha-TSIR ka-LA DE-she YE-rek LO ha-YA
- sentence
KI-MEI nim-re-RIM me-sham-MOT yih-YU KI-ya-VESH kha-TSIR ka-LA DE-she YE-rek LO ha-YA
Exegesis
The nouns chatzir {חָצִיר | ḥāṣîר} ‘grass’ and deshe {דֶּשֶׁא | dešê} ‘tender grass’ categorize stages of plant life, while yereq lo hayah {יֶרֶק לֹא הָיָה | yērēq lōʾ hāyāh} ‘no green thing is’ forms a negated nominal clause emphasizing total absence. The coordinated clauses create an escalating depiction of ecological ruin through causal linkage.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–resh–qof
“green thing”
In context — Isaiah 15:6
The waters of Nimrim will lie desolate ; for the grass has dried up , the tender grass has perished, and no green sprout survives.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 15:6, so the Hebrew word יֶ֖רֶק (yerek) 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.15.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.6.W9.S1) and character.