Isaiah 16:8:3Isa.16.8.W3TAB
חֶשְׁבּ֨וֹן
kheshbon
“Heshbon”
- Transliteration
- khe-shBON
- Extended
- kheh-shBOHN
- IPA
- /ħɛʃˈboːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Heshbon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khe-shBON
- phraseyour reading level
KI shad-MOT khe-shBON um-la-LAL
- 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
The verse begins with the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} linking the statement to the preceding oracle; the construct chain shadmot {שַׁדְמוֹת | šaḏ-môṯ} of Heshbon {חֶשְׁבּוֹן | ḥeš-bôṯ} serves as subject of the perfect predicate umlal {אֻמְלָּל | ’ûm-lāl}, indicating desiccation.
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 16:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 16:8, so the Hebrew word חֶשְׁבּ֨וֹן (kheshbon) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.8.W3.S1) and character.