Isaiah 19:2:5Isa.19.2.W5TAB
אִישׁ־בְּאָחִ֖יו
ishbeakhiv
“a man against his brother”
- Transliteration
- ish-be-a-KHIV
- Extended
- ihsh-beh-ah-KHEEV
- IPA
- /ʔiːʃ.bəʔaːˈħiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man against his brother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ish-be-a-KHIV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-nil-kha-MU ish-be-a-KHIV
- 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 parallel prepositional phrases ish beachiv {אִישׁ־בְּאָחִיו | ʾîš bĕ-ʾa-ḥîw} ‘man against his brother’ and ish bereehu {אִישׁ בְּרֵעֵהוּ | ʾîš bĕ-rē-ʿê-hû} ‘man against his companion’ chart breakdown from family bonds to broader society.
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 19:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 19:2, so the Hebrew word אִישׁ־בְּאָחִ֖יו (ishbeakhiv) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.2.W5.S1) and character.