Isaiah 17:2:6Isa.17.2.W6TAB
וְרָבְצ֖וּ
veravtsu
“and they will lie down”
- Transliteration
- ve-rav-TSU
- Extended
- veh-raav-tsOO
- IPA
- /vəraːvˈtsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they will lie down
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-rav-TSU
- clause
la-da-RIM ti-he-ye-NA ve-rav-TSU ve-EN ma-kha-RID
- sentence
a-zu-VOT a-RE a-ro-ER la-da-RIM ti-he-ye-NA ve-rav-TSU ve-EN ma-kha-RID
Exegesis
The finite verb tihyeynah {תִּהְיֶינָה | ti-hyê-ye-nā} resumes the subject in the Qal imperfect, while the perfect veravtsu {וְרָבְצוּ | wə-rā-ḇə-ṣû} describes the flocks’ action in sequence.
Root and etymology
r-b-ṣresh–bet–tsade
“to lie down, rest”
In context — Isaiah 17:2
The abandoned cities of Aroer will be for flocks ; they shall lie down, and none will make them afraid .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 17:2, so the Hebrew word וְרָבְצ֖וּ (veravtsu) 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.17.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.2.W6.S1) and character.