Isaiah 19:12:8Isa.19.12.W8TAB
מַה־יָּעַ֛ץ
mayaats
“what he has planned”
- Transliteration
- ma-YA-ats
- Extended
- mah-YAA-ahts
- IPA
- /maˈjaː.ʕats/
Meaning by language
- English
- what he has planned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-YA-ats
- clause
ve-ye-de-U ma-YA-ats ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-mi-tsa-RA-yim
- sentence
a-YAM e-FO kha-kha-ME-kha ve-ya-GI-du NA LAKH ve-ye-de-U ma-YA-ats ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-mi-tsa-RA-yim
Exegesis
The compound mah-yaatz {מַה־יָּעַץ | maḥ-ya-ʿaṭṣ} ‘what has purposed’ frames the inquiry’s content.
Root and etymology
y-ʿ-ṣYod–Ayin–Tsade
“to advise, purpose”
In context — Isaiah 19:12
Where are they then, your wise men ? Let them please tell you and let them know what the LORD of hosts has purposed against Egypt.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 19:12, so the Hebrew word מַה־יָּעַ֛ץ (mayaats) 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.19.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.12.W8.S1) and character.