Isaiah 17:4:5Isa.17.4.W5TAB
כְּב֣וֹד
kevod
“glory”
- Transliteration
- ke-VOD
- Extended
- keh-VOHD
- IPA
- /kəˈvoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- glory
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-VOD
- phraseyour reading level
ke-VOD ya-a-KOV
- clause
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU yid-DAL ke-VOD ya-a-KOV
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ba-YOM ha-HU yid-DAL ke-VOD ya-a-KOV u-mish-MAN be-sa-RO ye-ra-ZE
Exegesis
The imperfect yi-ddāl {יִדַּל | yi-ḏāl} ‘will become thin’ predicates diminution of kə-bōd {כְּבוֹד | kə-bōd} ‘glory,’ metaphorically denoting honor.
Root and etymology
k-b-dkaf–bet–dalet
“weight, honor, glory”
In context — Isaiah 17:4
And it will come to pass in that day that the glory of Jacob will become thin, and from the fatness of his flesh it will waste away.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 17:4, so the Hebrew word כְּב֣וֹד (kevod) 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.17.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.4.W5.S1) and character.