Isaiah 16:2:3Isa.16.2.W3TAB
קֵ֣ן
ken
“a nest”
- Transliteration
- KEN
- Extended
- KEEN
- IPA
- /ˈqeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a nest
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
KEN
- phraseyour reading level
KEN me-shu-LAKH
- clause
ve-ha-YA ke-OF-no-DED KEN me-shu-LAKH
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ke-OF-no-DED KEN me-shu-LAKH ti-he-YE-na be-NOT mo-AV ma-ve-ROT le-ar-NON
Exegesis
The noun phrase ken meshullach {קֵן מְשֻׁלָּ֑ח | kēn mə-šul-lā-ḥ} “nest driven out” intensifies the image of expulsion.
In context — Isaiah 16:2
It will be like a wandering bird driven from the nest; so the daughters of Moab will be at the fords of the Arnon.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 16:2, so the Hebrew word קֵ֣ן (ken) 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.16.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.2.W3.S1) and character.