Isaiah 16:5:3Isa.16.5.W3TAB
כִּסֵּ֔א
kise
“a throne”
- Transliteration
- ki-SE
- Extended
- kih-SEE
- IPA
- /kʰisˈseː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a throne
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-SE
- 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 subject kisse {כִּסֵּא | kî-sêʾ} ‘throne’ is followed by veyashav alav {וְיָשַׁב עָלָיו | wə-yā-šav ʿā-lā-v} ‘and he will sit on it’, marking the enthroned figure.
Root and etymology
k-s-ʾKaf–Samekh–Aleph
“seat, throne”
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 16:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 16:5, so the Hebrew word כִּסֵּ֔א (kise) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.5.W3.S1) and character.