Isaiah 17:12:8Isa.17.12.W8TAB
וּשְׁא֣וֹן
usheon
“and roaring of”
- Transliteration
- u-she-ON
- Extended
- oo-sheh-OHN
- IPA
- /uʃəˈʔoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and roaring of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
u-she-ON
- phraseyour reading level
u-she-ON le-u-MIM
- 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
The conjunction u-šeʼôn lə-ummîm {וּשְׁאוֹן לְאֻמִּים | u-šeʼôn lə-ʾummîm} introduces a second parallel unit, “noise of nations.”
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 17:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 17:12, so the Hebrew word וּשְׁא֣וֹן (usheon) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.12.W8.S1) and character.