Isaiah 16:9:2Isa.16.9.W2TAB
אֶבְכֶּ֞ה
evke
“I will weep”
- Transliteration
- ev-ke
- Extended
- ehv-keh
- IPA
- /ʔɛvˈkɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will weep
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ev-ke
- clause
al-KEN ev-ke biv-KHI ya-ze-R GE-fen siv-MA a-ra-YA-vek dim-a-TI khe-shBON ve-el-a-LE
- sentence
al-KEN ev-ke biv-KHI ya-ze-R GE-fen siv-MA a-ra-YA-vek dim-a-TI khe-shBON ve-el-a-LE KI al-KEI-tsekh ve-al-ke-tsi-REKH HEI-dad na-FAL
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect evkeh {אֶבְכֶּה | ʾev-qê} ‘I will weep’ is emphatically reinforced by the prepositional instrument bivkhi {בִּבְכִי | bivqî} ‘with weeping,’ doubling the expression of grief.
Root and etymology
b-k-hbet–kaph–heh
“to weep”
In context — Isaiah 16:9
Therefore I will weep with Jazer’s lament for the vine of Sibmah; I will drench you with my tears, O Heshbon and Elealeh, for the shout over your summer fruit and your harvest has fallen.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 16:9, so the Hebrew word אֶבְכֶּ֞ה (evke) 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.16.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.9.W2.S1) and character.