Isaiah 19:14:2Isa.19.14.W2TAB
מָסַ֥ךְ
masakh
“has poured or has mixed”
- Transliteration
- ma-SAKH
- Extended
- maa-SAAKHAKH
- IPA
- /maˈsax/
Meaning by language
- English
- has poured or has mixed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-SAKH
- phraseyour reading level
ma-SAKH be-kir-BA
- clause
ye-ho-VAH ma-SAKH be-kir-BA RU-akh i-ve-IM
- sentence
ye-ho-VAH ma-SAKH be-kir-BA RU-akh i-ve-IM ve-hit-E-U et-mits-ra-YIM be-khol-ma-a-SE-hu ke-hit-ta-OT shi-KOR be-ki-O
Exegesis
The perfect verb masakh {מָסַךְ | māsaḵ} ‘has mixed’ followed by vav-consecutive vehitu {וְהִתְע֤וּ | wə-hiṯ-ṭû} ‘and they caused to stray’ marks a completed divine act producing human disorientation.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–samekh–kaf
“to mix”
In context — Isaiah 19:14
The LORD has mixed a spirit of confusion within her, and they have led Egypt astray in all its work, like a drunkard staggering in his vomit.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 19:14, so the Hebrew word מָסַ֥ךְ (masakh) 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.19.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.14.W2.S1) and character.