Isaiah 19:11:2Isa.19.11.W2TAB
שָׂ֣רֵי
sare
“princes of”
- Transliteration
- sa-RE
- Extended
- saa-REE
- IPA
- /saːˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- princes of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-RE
- phraseyour reading level
sa-RE TSO-an
- clause
AKH-e-vi-LIM sa-RE TSO-an khakh-ME yo-a-TSE far-O E-tsa niv-a-RA
- sentence
AKH-e-vi-LIM sa-RE TSO-an khakh-ME yo-a-TSE far-O E-tsa niv-a-RA EKH to-me-RU el-far-O ben-kha-kha-MIM a-NI ben-mal-KHE-ke-DEM
Exegesis
The construct chain sarei tzoan {שָׂרֵי צֹעַן | śārê ṣôʿǎn} ‘princes of Zoan’ identifies high-ranking officials by region.
Root and etymology
s-r-qsin–resh–qof
“to twist, spin”
In context — Isaiah 19:11
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the wise counselors of Pharaoh—their counsel has become foolish—how can you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of wise men, the son of kings of old?”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 19:11, so the Hebrew word שָׂ֣רֵי (sare) 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.19.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.11.W2.S1) and character.