Isaiah 18:5:3Isa.18.5.W3TAB
כְּתָם־פֶּ֔רַח
ketamperakh
“when blossom is complete or finished bloom”
- Transliteration
- ke-tam-PE-rakh
- Extended
- keh-taam-PEH-rahkh
- IPA
- /kəθaːmˈpɛ.raħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- when blossom is complete or finished bloom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-tam-PE-rakh
- clause
ki-lif-NE ka-TSIR ke-tam-PE-rakh u-VO-ser go-MEL yih-ye ni-TSa
- sentence
ki-lif-NE ka-TSIR ke-tam-PE-rakh u-VO-ser go-MEL yih-ye ni-TSa ve-kha-RAT ha-zal-za-LIM ba-maz-me-ROT ve-ET-ha-ne-ti-SHOT he-SIR he-TAZ
Exegesis
The compact image ketam-perach {כְּתָם־פֶּרַח | kə-ṯām-pe-raḥ} ‘when-complete-blossom’ marks the moment just as flowering has reached its peak.
Root and etymology
consonantsPe–Resh–Chet
“to blossom, sprout”
In context — Isaiah 18:5
For before the harvest, when the blossom is complete and the unripe grape is ripening, it will be a bud; He will cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and the tendrils He will remove and lop off.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 18:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 18:5, so the Hebrew word כְּתָם־פֶּ֔רַח (ketamperakh) 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.18.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.18.5.W3.S1) and character.