Isaiah 17:1:4Isa.17.1.W4TAB
דַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙
damesek
“Damascus”
- Transliteration
- da-ME-sek
- Extended
- dah-MEH-sehk
- IPA
- /damˈmɛ.sɛq/
Meaning by language
- English
- Damascus
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
da-ME-sek
- phraseyour reading level
hi-NE da-ME-sek
- clause
hi-NE da-ME-sek mu-SAR me-IR ve-ha-ye-TA me-I ma-pa-LA
- sentence
ma-SA da-ma-SEK hi-NE da-ME-sek mu-SAR me-IR ve-ha-ye-TA me-I ma-pa-LA
Exegesis
The repetition of dammaseq {דַּמָּשֶׂק | dam-mā-śeq} ‘Damascus’ intensifies focus on the city.
In context — Isaiah 17:1
The burden concerning Damascus. Behold, Damascus is removed from being a city; it will become a heap of ruins .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 17:1, so the Hebrew word דַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ (damesek) 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.17.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.1.W4.S1) and character.