Isaiah 17:5:10Isa.17.5.W10TAB
שִׁבֳּלִ֖ים
shibolim
“ears of grain”
- Transliteration
- shi-bo-LIM
- Extended
- shih-boh-LEEM
- IPA
- /ʃibɔ̆ˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- ears of grain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hateph Qamets | reduced 'oh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shi-bo-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
kim-la-KET shi-bo-LIM
- clause
ve-ha-YA kim-la-KET shi-bo-LIM be-E-mek re-fa-IM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ke-e-SOF ka-TSIR ka-MA u-ze-RO shi-bo-LIM yik-TSOR ve-ha-YA kim-la-KET shi-bo-LIM be-E-mek re-fa-IM
Exegesis
In the first simile, the noun phrase katzir qamah {קָצִיר קָמָה | qā-ṣîr qā-māh} ‘standing harvest’ leads into the verb yiktzor {יִקְצֹר | yiq-ṣōr} ‘he reaps’, with the construct chain uzro’o shibbolim {וּזְרֹעוֹ שִׁבֹּלִים | wə-zə-rō-’ō šib-bō-lîm} ‘with his arm ears of grain’ specifying instrument and object. The second clause mirrors this pattern, substituting the participle kimlaket for the infinitive.
Root and etymology
š-b-lshin–bet–lamed
“ear of grain”
In context — Isaiah 17:5
And it will be as when a harvester gathers the standing grain , and with his arm he reaps the ears of grain. And it will be as one who picks up ears of grain in the Valley of Rephaim .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 17:5, so the Hebrew word שִׁבֳּלִ֖ים (shibolim) 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.17.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.5.W10.S1) and character.