Isaiah 17:12:10Isa.17.12.W10TAB
כִּשְׁא֛וֹן
kisheon
“like the roaring of”
- Transliteration
- ki-she-ON
- Extended
- kih-sheh-OHN
- IPA
- /kiʃəˈʔoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the roaring of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ki-she-ON
- clause
u-she-ON le-u-MIM ki-she-ON MA-yim ka-bi-RIM yish-SHUN
- sentence
HOY ha-MON a-MIM ra-BIM ka-ha-MOT ya-MIM ye-he-MA-yun u-she-ON le-u-MIM ki-she-ON MA-yim ka-bi-RIM yish-SHUN
Exegesis
Finally, ki-šeʼôn mayyîm kabîrîm yissāʼûn {כִּשְׁאוֹן מַיִם כַּבִּירִים יִשָּׁאוּן | ki-šeʼôn mayyîm kabîrîm yissāʼûn} parallels the previous simile, depicting nations surging like mighty waters. The repetitive structure and balanced phrases amplify the prophetic warning of overwhelming chaos.
Root and etymology
š-ʼ-nshin–aleph–nun
“noise, tumult”
In context — Isaiah 17:12
Woe to the multitude of many peoples; they roar like the roaring of the seas, and the noise of nations, like the tumult of mighty waters, they surge.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 17:12, so the Hebrew word כִּשְׁא֛וֹן (kisheon) 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.17.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.12.W10.S1) and character.