Isaiah 16:8:14Isa.16.8.W14TAB
מִדְבָּ֑ר
midbar
“wilderness or desert”
- Transliteration
- mid-BAR
- Extended
- mihd-BAAR
- IPA
- /midˈbaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- wilderness or desert
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mid-BAR
- 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
Root and etymology
Rootd–b–r
“word, matter”
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 16:8:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Isaiah 16:8, so the Hebrew word מִדְבָּ֑ר (midbar) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.8.W14.S1) and character.