Isaiah 16:10:2Isa.16.10.W2TAB
שִׂמְחָ֤ה
simkha
“joy”
- Transliteration
- sim-kha
- Extended
- sim-khaa
- IPA
- /simˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- joy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sim-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ne-e-SAF sim-kha va-GIL
- clause
ve-ne-e-SAF sim-kha va-GIL min-ha-kar-MEL u-vak-kha-ra-MIM lo-ye-run-NAN LO ye-ro-A
- sentence
ve-ne-e-SAF sim-kha va-GIL min-ha-kar-MEL u-vak-kha-ra-MIM lo-ye-run-NAN LO ye-ro-A ya-YIN bay-ka-VIM lo-yid-ROKH ha-do-REKH he-DAD hish-ba-TI
Exegesis
It governs two coordinated direct objects, simchah {שִׂמְחָה | śimḥā} ‘joy’ and vagil {וָגִיל | wâgil} ‘gladness’, linked by the conjunction vav.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–mem–chet
“to rejoice”
In context — Isaiah 16:10
Joy and gladness have been withdrawn from the fertile plateau; in the vineyards there shall be no singing or shouting; no wine will be trodden in the winepresses; I have brought the vintage shout to an end.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 16:10, so the Hebrew word שִׂמְחָ֤ה (simkha) 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.16.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.10.W2.S1) and character.