Isaiah 19:11:6Isa.19.11.W6TAB
פַרְעֹ֔ה
faro
“Pharaoh”
- Transliteration
- far-O
- Extended
- fahr-OH
- IPA
- /farˈʕoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Pharaoh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
far-O
- phraseyour reading level
yo-a-TSE far-O
- 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
A second construct chain chakmei yoatzei par’oh {חַכְמֵי יֹעֲצֵי פַרְעֹה | ḥaḵmê yô‘ăṣê pā-rōʾ} ‘wise counselors of Pharaoh’ highlights their former status.
Root and etymology
ר־ע
“companion”
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 19:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 19:11, so the Hebrew word פַרְעֹ֔ה (faro) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.11.W6.S1) and character.