Isaiah 16:5:2Isa.16.5.W2TAB
בַּחֶ֙סֶד֙
bakhesed
“in steadfast love”
- Transliteration
- ba-KHE-sed
- Extended
- bah-KHEH-sehd
- IPA
- /baˈħɛ.sɛd/
Meaning by language
- English
- in steadfast love
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-KHE-sed
- 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 phrase bachesed {בַּחֶסֶד | ba-ḥê-sêd} ‘in mercy’ qualifies the nature of the establishment.
Root and etymology
ḥ-s-dChet–Samekh–Dalet
“lovingkindness, loyalty”
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 16:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 16:5, so the Hebrew word בַּחֶ֙סֶד֙ (bakhesed) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.5.W2.S1) and character.