Isaiah 16:8:13Isa.16.8.W13TAB
תָּ֣עוּ
tau
“they wandered”
- Transliteration
- ta-U
- Extended
- taa-OO
- IPA
- /taːʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they wandered
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-U
- phraseyour reading level
ta-U mid-BAR
- clause
KI shad-MOT khe-shBON um-la-LAL GE-fen siv-MA ba-a-LE go-YIM hal-MU se-ru-KE-ha ad-ya-ZER na-ga-U ta-U mid-BAR
- sentence
KI shad-MOT khe-shBON um-la-LAL GE-fen siv-MA ba-a-LE go-YIM hal-MU se-ru-KE-ha ad-ya-ZER na-ga-U ta-U mid-BAR she-lu-kho-TE-ha nit-SHU av-RU YAM
Exegesis
A sequence of Qal perfects—halmu {הָלְמוּ | hāl-mū}, nagu {נָגָעוּ | nā-gā-‘ū}, tau {תָּעוּ | tâ-‘ū}—depicts actions of striking, reaching, and wandering, emphasizing progressive devastation.
In context — Isaiah 16:8
For the fields of Heshbon are withered, and the vine of Sibmah languishes; the lords of the nations have struck its choice branches . They reached as far as Jazer and strayed into the wilderness; its tendrils are spread out, and they have crossed over the sea.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:8:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Isaiah 16:8, so the Hebrew word תָּ֣עוּ (tau) 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.16.8.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.8.W13.S1) and character.