Isaiah 17:3:6Isa.17.3.W6TAB
וּשְׁאָ֣ר
ushear
“and remnant of”
- Transliteration
- u-she-AR
- Extended
- oo-sheh-AAR
- IPA
- /u.ʃəˈʔaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and remnant of
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-she-AR
- phraseyour reading level
u-she-AR a-RAM
- clause
ve-nish-BAT miv-TSAR me-ef-RA-yim u-mam-la-KHA mid-dam-ME-sek u-she-AR a-RAM
- sentence
ve-nish-BAT miv-TSAR me-ef-RA-yim u-mam-la-KHA mid-dam-ME-sek u-she-AR a-RAM ki-khe-VOD be-NEI-yis-ra-EL yih-HE-yu ne-UM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The phrase u-she'ar Aram {וּשְׁאָ֣ר אֲרָ֑ם | ū-šeʾār ʾărām} ‘and remnant of Aram’ emphasizes the reduced survivors.
Root and etymology
ש-א-ר
“to remain”
In context — Isaiah 17:3
And the fortress will cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the people of Israel—declares the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 17:3, so the Hebrew word וּשְׁאָ֣ר (ushear) 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.17.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.3.W6.S1) and character.