Isaiah 16:5:10Isa.16.5.W10TAB

וְדֹרֵ֥שׁ

vedoresh

and seeking

Transliteration
ve-do-RESH
Extended
veh-doh-REESH
IPA
/vədɔːˈreːʃ/

Meaning by language

English
and seeking

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + דֹ + רֵ֥שׁ
ve + do + resh
vedoresh

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Daletd as in door
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-do-RESH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-do-RESH mish-pa-TAT

  3. clause

    sho-FET ve-do-RESH mish-pa-TAT u-me-HIR TSE-dek

  4. 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 participles shofet {שֹׁפֵט | šô-pêṭ} ‘judging’ and vedoresh {וְדֹרֵשׁ | wə-ḏō-rêš} ‘and seeking’ denote ongoing judicial action.

In contextIsaiah 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 16:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 16:5, so the Hebrew word וְדֹרֵ֥שׁ (vedoresh) 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.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.5.W10.S1) and character.