Isaiah 16:5:1Isa.16.5.W1TAB
וְהוּכַ֤ן
vehukhan
“and will be established”
- Transliteration
- ve-hu-KHAN
- Extended
- veh-hoo-KHAHN
- IPA
- /vəhuˈxan/
Meaning by language
- English
- and will be established
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hu-KHAN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hu-KHAN ba-KHE-sed
- clause
ve-hu-KHAN ba-KHE-sed ki-SE ve-ya-SHAV a-LAV be-e-MET be-O-hel da-VID
- sentence
ve-hu-KHAN ba-KHE-sed ki-SE ve-ya-SHAV a-LAV be-e-MET be-O-hel da-VID sho-FET ve-do-RESH mish-pa-TAT u-me-HIR TSE-dek
Exegesis
The verse opens with vehukan {וְהוּכַן | wə-hû-ḵan} ‘and will be established’, a Nifal perfect with consecutive vav indicating divine empowerment of enthronement.
In context — Isaiah 16:5
A throne will be established by mercy , and one will sit on it in truth in the tent of David, judging and diligently seeking justice, and swiftly bringing righteousness .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 16:5, so the Hebrew word וְהוּכַ֤ן (vehukhan) 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.16.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.5.W1.S1) and character.