Isaiah 17:4:8Isa.17.4.W8TAB
בְּשָׂר֖וֹ
besaro
“of his flesh”
- Transliteration
- be-sa-RO
- Extended
- beh-saa-ROH
- IPA
- /bəsaːˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of his flesh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-sa-RO
- phraseyour reading level
u-mish-MAN be-sa-RO
- clause
u-mish-MAN be-sa-RO ye-ra-ZE
- 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 construct phrase u-miš-man bə-sā-rō {וּמִשְׁמַן בְּשָׂרוֹ | u-miš-man bə-sā-rō} ‘and from the fatness of his flesh’ expresses abundance and vigor.
Root and etymology
b-š-rbet–shin–resh
“flesh, body”
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 17:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 17:4, so the Hebrew word בְּשָׂר֖וֹ (besaro) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.4.W8.S1) and character.