Isaiah 17:5:2Isa.17.5.W2TAB
כֶּֽאֱסֹף֙
keesof
“as the gathering of”
- Transliteration
- ke-e-SOF
- Extended
- keh-eh-SOHF
- IPA
- /kɛʔeˈsoːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- as the gathering of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-e-SOF
- clause
ve-ha-YA ke-e-SOF ka-TSIR ka-MA u-ze-RO shi-bo-LIM yik-TSOR
- 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
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive vehayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it will be’, marking two parallel comparative clauses introduced by the particles ke in ke’esof {כֶּאֱסֹף | kə-’ĕ-sōp} ‘as gathering’ and kî in kimlaket {כִּמְלַקֵּט | kî-mə-lak-kêt} ‘as one gathering’.
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 17:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 17:5, so the Hebrew word כֶּֽאֱסֹף֙ (keesof) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.5.W2.S1) and character.