Isaiah 16:12:2Isa.16.12.W2TAB
כִֽי־נִרְאָ֛ה
kinire
“that is seen, that appears”
- Transliteration
- ki-nir-E
- Extended
- kee-nihr-EH
- IPA
- /kiː.nirˈʔɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that is seen, that appears
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ki-nir-E
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA ki-nir-E
- clause
ve-ha-YA ki-nir-E ki-nil-E mo-AV al-ha-ba-MA
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ki-nir-E ki-nil-E mo-AV al-ha-ba-MA u-VA el-mik-DA-sho le-hit-pal-LEL ve-LO yu-KHAL
Exegesis
The paired subordinators kî {כִֽי־ | kî} establish a temporal sequence with the Nifal perfect nir’āh {נִרְאָ֛ה | nir’āh} ‘it is seen’ followed by a causal setting with nil’āh {נִלְאָ֥ה | nil’āh} ‘he becomes weary’.
Root and etymology
ר־א־ה
“to see”
In context — Isaiah 16:12
And it shall be, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place , that he will come to his sanctuary to pray, but he will not prevail.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 16:12, so the Hebrew word כִֽי־נִרְאָ֛ה (kinire) 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.16.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.12.W2.S1) and character.