Isaiah 17:11:11Isa.17.11.W11TAB
וּכְאֵ֥ב
ukheev
“and pain”
- Transliteration
- u-khe-EV
- Extended
- oo-kheh-EEV
- IPA
- /uχəˈʔeːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and pain
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
u-khe-EV
- phraseyour reading level
u-khe-EV a-NUSH
- clause
NED ka-TSIR be-YOM na-kha-LA u-khe-EV a-NUSH
- sentence
be-YOM nit-e-EKH te-sag-se-GI u-va-BO-ker zar-e-EKH ta-fe-ri-KHI NED ka-TSIR be-YOM na-kha-LA u-khe-EV a-NUSH
Exegesis
The abrupt contrast appears in the nominal phrase ned qatsir {נֵ֥ד קָצִ֛יר | nēḏ qā-ṣîr} ‘heap harvest,’ which is then situated within the extended temporal clause be-yom nakhala u-ke‘ev anush {בְּי֥וֹם נַחֲלָ֖ה וּכְאֵ֥ב אָנֽוּשׁ | bə-yōm na-ḥă-lāh û-ḵə-’êḇ ’ā-nûš} ‘in the day of grief and incurable pain.’ This sequence of causative verbs and nominal antithesis underscores the theological theme of sudden reversal from rapid growth to ruin.
In context — Isaiah 17:11
On the day you plant, you cause it to spring up , and in the morning you make your seed flourish; the harvest becomes a heap on the day of grief and incurable pain.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:11:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 17:11, so the Hebrew word וּכְאֵ֥ב (ukheev) 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.17.11.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.11.W11.S1) and character.