Isaiah 16:7:10Isa.16.7.W10TAB
אַךְ־נְכָאִֽים׃
akhnekhaim
“only stricken ones”
- Transliteration
- AKH-ne-kha-IM
- Extended
- AKH-neh-khaa-EEM
- IPA
- /ˈʔax.nəχaːˈʔiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- only stricken ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
AKH-ne-kha-IM
- clause
la-a-shi-SHE kir-kha-RE-set te-he-GU AKH-ne-kha-IM
- sentence
la-KHEN ye-ye-LIL mo-AV le-mo-AV ku-LO ye-ye-LIL la-a-shi-SHE kir-kha-RE-set te-he-GU AKH-ne-kha-IM
Exegesis
The adversative particle akh {אַךְ | ʾăkh} ‘surely’ together with the participle nekaim {נְכָאִים | nə-ḵā-’îm} ‘stricken’ delivers an emphatic assertion of utter devastation. English preserves the Hebrew repetition, construct relationships, and parallel syntax to convey collective mourning.
Root and etymology
נ־כ־א
“to be stricken, wounded”
In context — Isaiah 16:7
Therefore Moab will wail for Moab; all of it will wail. For the raisin-cakes of Kir-Hareseth you will groan, utterly stricken.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 16:7, so the Hebrew word אַךְ־נְכָאִֽים׃ (akhnekhaim) 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.16.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.7.W10.S1) and character.