Isaiah 17:6:12Isa.17.6.W12TAB
בִּסְעִפֶ֙יהָ֙
bisepeha
“in its branches”
- Transliteration
- bis-e-PE-ha
- Extended
- bihs-eh-PEH-hah
- IPA
- /bisʕiˈfɛhaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in its branches
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
bis-e-PE-ha
- clause
ar-ba-A kha-mi-SHA bis-e-PE-ha po-ri-YA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE Israel
- sentence
ve-nish-AR-BO o-le-LOT ke-NO-kef ZA-yit she-NA-yim she-lo-SHA gar-ge-RIM be-ROSH a-MIR ar-ba-A kha-mi-SHA bis-e-PE-ha po-ri-YA ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE Israel
Exegesis
The locator berosh amir {בְּרֹ֣אשׁ אָמִ֑יר | bə-rō-š ʾā-mîr} ‘at the top of the bough’ and the qualifier bise’ifeha poriyah {בִּסְעִפֶ֙יהָ֙ פֹּֽרִיָּ֔ה | bi-sʿi-pe-hā pō-rî-yā} ‘on its fruitful branches’ specify position and quality of the remnant fruit.
In context — Isaiah 17:6
And there will remain in it gleanings like the shaking of an olive tree—two or three berries at the top of the highest bough, four or five on its fruitful branches—declares the LORD God of Israel .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Isaiah 17:6, so the Hebrew word בִּסְעִפֶ֙יהָ֙ (bisepeha) 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.17.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.6.W12.S1) and character.