Isaiah 15:8:1Isa.15.8.W1TAB
כִּֽי־הִקִּ֥יפָה
kihikifa
“for it has gone around”
- Transliteration
- ki-hi-KI-fa
- Extended
- kih-hee-KIH-fah
- IPA
- /kiː.hiqˈqiː.faː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for it has gone around
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ki-hi-KI-fa
- phraseyour reading level
ki-hi-KI-fa ha-ze-a-KA
- clause
ki-hi-KI-fa ha-ze-a-KA et-ge-VUL mo-AV
- sentence
ki-hi-KI-fa ha-ze-a-KA et-ge-VUL mo-AV ad-e-gla-YIM yil-la-TA u-ve-ER e-LIM yil-la-TA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’, introducing a causal clause.
The Hifil perfect verb hiqqîpāh {הִקִּיפָה | hiqqîpāh} ‘has surrounded’ conveys active encirclement of the noun haze‘āqâ {הַזְּעָקָה | haze‘āqâ} ‘the cry’.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf-peh-peh
“to surround”
In context — Isaiah 15:8
For the cry has gone around the border of Moab , its wailing reaches Eglaim , and the wailing continues at Beer Elim.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 15:8, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־הִקִּ֥יפָה (kihikifa) 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.15.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.8.W1.S1) and character.