Isaiah 17:13:6Isa.17.13.W6TAB
וְגָ֥עַר
vegaar
“but he rebuked or will rebuke”
- Transliteration
- ve-ga-AR
- Extended
- veh-gaa-AR
- IPA
- /vəɣaːˈʕar/
Meaning by language
- English
- but he rebuked or will rebuke
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ga-AR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ga-AR BO
- clause
le-um-MIM kish-e-ON MA-yim ra-BIM yish-SA-un ve-ga-AR BO ve-NAS mim-me-r-khak
- sentence
le-um-MIM kish-e-ON MA-yim ra-BIM yish-SA-un ve-ga-AR BO ve-NAS mim-me-r-khak ve-rud-DAF ke-MOTS ha-RIM lif-ne-RU-akh u-khe-gal-GAL lif-NE su-FA
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive sequence wə-ḡā-ʿar {וְגָ֥עַר | wə-ḡā-ʿar}, wə-nās {וְנָ֣ס | wə-nās}, and wə-ruddāp̄ {וְרֻדַּ֗ף | wə-ruddāp̄} (‘and He rebukes’, ‘and he flees’, ‘and he is pursued’) organizes the swift divine intervention and its effect.
Root and etymology
g-ʿ-rgimel–ayin–resh
“to rebuke, chide”
In context — Isaiah 17:13
The nations will roar like the roar of many waters , but He will rebuke them, and they will flee far away; they will be pursued like chaff on the mountains before the wind, and like a wheel before the whirlwind.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 17:13, so the Hebrew word וְגָ֥עַר (vegaar) 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.17.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.13.W6.S1) and character.