Isaiah 16:8:5Isa.16.8.W5TAB
גֶּ֣פֶן
gefen
“vine of”
- Transliteration
- GE-fen
- Extended
- GEH-fehn
- IPA
- /ˈgɛ.fɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- vine of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
GE-fen
- phraseyour reading level
GE-fen siv-MA
- 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 parallel subject gefen {גֶּפֶן | ge-phen} of Sibmah {שִׂבְמָה | sib-māh} forms a second predication with a stative sense.
Root and etymology
g–p–ngimel–pe–nun
“vine”
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 16:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 16:8, so the Hebrew word גֶּ֣פֶן (gefen) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.8.W5.S1) and character.