Isaiah 19:18:11Isa.19.18.W11TAB
וְנִשְׁבָּע֖וֹת
venishbaot
“and swearing”
- Transliteration
- ve-nish-ba-OT
- Extended
- veh-nihsh-baa-OHT
- IPA
- /vəniʃ.baˈʕoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and swearing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-nish-ba-OT
- clause
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-YU kha-MESH a-RIM be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM me-dab-be-ROT se-FAT ke-na-AN ve-nish-ba-OT la-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-YU kha-MESH a-RIM be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM me-dab-be-ROT se-FAT ke-na-AN ve-nish-ba-OT la-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT IR ha-HE-res ye-a-MER le-e-KHAT
Exegesis
The Nifal participle wə-niš-bā-ʿôṯ {וְנִשְׁבָּעוֹת | wə-niš-bā-ʿôṯ} ‘and taking oaths’ indicates a communal vow.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–bet–ayin
“to swear, take oath”
In context — Isaiah 19:18
In that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt speaking the language of Canaan and swearing to the LORD of hosts . One will be called City of Destruction .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:18:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 19:18, so the Hebrew word וְנִשְׁבָּע֖וֹת (venishbaot) 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.19.18.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.18.W11.S1) and character.