Isaiah 17:8:3Isa.17.8.W3TAB
אֶל־הַֽמִּזְבְּח֖וֹת
elhamizbekhot
“to the altars”
- Transliteration
- el-ha-miz-be-KHOT
- Extended
- ehl-hah-mihz-beh-KHOHT
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ham.miz.bəˈħoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the altars
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ha-miz-be-KHOT
- clause
ve-LO yish-e-E el-ha-miz-be-KHOT ma-a-SE ya-DAV
- sentence
ve-LO yish-e-E el-ha-miz-be-KHOT ma-a-SE ya-DAV va-a-SHER A-su ets-be-o-TAV LO yir-e-E ve-ha-a-she-RIM ve-ha-kha-ma-NIM
Exegesis
The preposition el {אֶל־ | ʾel} ‘to’ governs the direct object ha-mizbechot {הַמִּזְבְּחוֹת | ham-mizbeḥōt} ‘the altars,’ indicating directional rejection.
Root and etymology
Rootzayin–bet–ḥet
“to slaughter, offer sacrifice”
In context — Isaiah 17:8
He will not pay attention to the altars, the work of his hands and that which his fingers have made; he will not look at the Asherim or the sun-pillars .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 17:8, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַֽמִּזְבְּח֖וֹת (elhamizbekhot) 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.17.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.8.W3.S1) and character.