Isaiah 19:13:9Isa.19.13.W9TAB
פִּנַּ֥ת
pinnat
“cornerstone of or corner of”
- Transliteration
- pin-NAT
- Extended
- pihn-NAHT
- IPA
- /pinˈnat/
Meaning by language
- English
- cornerstone of or corner of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pin-NAT
- phraseyour reading level
pin-NAT she-va-TE-ha
- clause
hit-e-U et-MITS-ra-yim pin-NAT she-va-TE-ha
- sentence
no-a-LU sa-RE TSO-an nish-she-U sa-RE NOF hit-e-U et-MITS-ra-yim pin-NAT she-va-TE-ha
Exegesis
Finally, the construct phrase pinnat shevateha {פִּנַּת שְׁבָטֶיהָ | pinnat-šəḇāṭêhā} ‘corner of her tribes’ functions as a metaphorical merism for the nation’s foundational leaders, who instead precipitate its undoing.
Root and etymology
pe-nun-nunpnn
“corner, angle”
In context — Isaiah 19:13
The princes of Zoan have acted foolishly, the princes of Noph have been deceived; they have led Egypt astray, the corner of her tribes.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 19:13, so the Hebrew word פִּנַּ֥ת (pinnat) 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.19.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.13.W9.S1) and character.