Isaiah 19:18:8Isa.19.18.W8TAB
מְדַבְּרוֹת֙
medabberot
“speaking”
- Transliteration
- me-dab-be-ROT
- Extended
- meh-dahb-beh-ROHT
- IPA
- /məðab.bəˈroːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- speaking
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
me-dab-be-ROT
- 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 Piel participle mə-dab-be-rôṯ {מְדַבְּרוֹת | mə-dab-be-rôṯ} ‘speaking’ qualifies their action, linked to the construct phrase sə-faṯ ke-na-ʿan {שְׂפַת כְּנַעַן | sə-faṯ ke-na-ʿan} ‘language of Canaan’.
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 19:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 19:18, so the Hebrew word מְדַבְּרוֹת֙ (medabberot) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.18.W8.S1) and character.