Isaiah 16:11:8Isa.16.11.W8TAB
חָֽרֶשׂ׃
khares
“Hares”
- Transliteration
- KHA-res
- Extended
- KHAA-rehs
- IPA
- /ˈħaːrɛs/
Meaning by language
- English
- Hares
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHA-res
- phraseyour reading level
le-KIR KHA-res
- clause
ve-kir-BI le-KIR KHA-res
- sentence
al-KEN ME-ai le-mo-AV ka-ki-NOR ye-he-MU ve-kir-BI le-KIR KHA-res
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases lemo'av {לְמוֹאָב | lə-mō’āḇ} ‘for Moab’ and le-kir kharesh {לְקִיר חָֽרֶשׂ | lə-qîr ḥāreś} ‘for Kir Hares’ specify the geographic focus of this prophetic lament.
In context — Isaiah 16:11
Therefore my inner parts groan like a harp for Moab, and my inward being groans for Kir Hares.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 16:11, so the Hebrew word חָֽרֶשׂ׃ (khares) 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.16.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.11.W8.S1) and character.