Isaiah 19:2:1Isa.19.2.W1TAB
וְסִכְסַכְתִּ֤י
vesikhsakhti
“and I will stir up”
- Transliteration
- ve-sikh-sakh-TI
- Extended
- veh-sihkh-sahkh-TIH
- IPA
- /vəsix.saxˈti/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will stir up
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 | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-sikh-sakh-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sikh-sakh-TI mits-ra-YIM
- clause
ve-sikh-sakh-TI mits-ra-YIM be-mits-ra-YIM ve-nil-kha-MU ish-be-a-KHIV ve-ISH be-re-E-HU
- sentence
ve-sikh-sakh-TI mits-ra-YIM be-mits-ra-YIM ve-nil-kha-MU ish-be-a-KHIV ve-ISH be-re-E-HU IR be-IR mam-la-KHA be-mam-la-KHA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction ve- {וְ | vĕ} ‘and’ prefixed to the intensive verb sikhsakhti {סִכְסַכְתִּי | sik-săk-tî} ‘I will stir up’, indicating divine initiation.
In context — Isaiah 19:2
And I will stir up the Egyptians against each other, and they will fight, each man against his brother and each man against his companion, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 19:2, so the Hebrew word וְסִכְסַכְתִּ֤י (vesikhsakhti) 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.19.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.2.W1.S1) and character.