Isaiah 19:10:5Isa.19.10.W5TAB
שֶׂ֖כֶר
sekher
“wages or pay”
- Transliteration
- SE-kher
- Extended
- SEH-khehr
- IPA
- /ˈsɛxɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- wages or pay
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SE-kher
- phraseyour reading level
KAL-o-SE SE-kher
- clause
KAL-o-SE SE-kher ag-me-NA-fesh
- sentence
ve-ha-YU sha-to-TE-ha me-du-kA-IM KAL-o-SE SE-kher ag-me-NA-fesh
Exegesis
The construct kol osei sekher {כָּל־עֹשֵׂי שֶׂכֶר | kol ʿōsê sə̆ḵer} ‘all who earn wages’ identifies those engaged in economic labor.
Root and etymology
שׂ־כ־רs–k–r
“hire, wages”
In context — Isaiah 19:10
And her foundations will be crushed ; all who make a living will be grieved.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 19:10, so the Hebrew word שֶׂ֖כֶר (sekher) 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.19.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.10.W5.S1) and character.