Isaiah 19:20:15Isa.19.20.W15TAB
וָרָ֖ב
varav
“and a defender”
- Transliteration
- va-RAV
- Extended
- vaa-RAAV
- IPA
- /vɔːˈraːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a defender
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
mo-shi-A va-RAV
- clause
ki-yits-a-KU el-Ye-ho-VAH mip-ne lo-kha-TSIM ve-yish-LAKH la-HEM mo-shi-A va-RAV ve-hi-tsi-LAM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA le-OT u-le-ED la-Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM ki-yits-a-KU el-Ye-ho-VAH mip-ne lo-kha-TSIM ve-yish-LAKH la-HEM mo-shi-A va-RAV ve-hi-tsi-LAM
Exegesis
The sequence wə-yišlāḥ lā-hem mōšîaʿ wārāḇ wə-hiṣîlām {וְיִשְׁלַ֥ח לָהֶ֛ם מוֹשִׁ֥יעַ וָרָ֖ב וְהִצִּילָֽם | wə-yish-lāḥ lā-hem mō-šî-aʿ wā-rāḇ wə-hits-î-lām} employs vav-consecutive and Hiphil perfect forms to underscore decisive divine intervention—sending both a savior and a great one who effects deliverance. The English rendering preserves Hebrew word order and causal flow while conveying emphasis on salvation.
In context — Isaiah 19:20
And it will be for a sign and for a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt, because they will cry out to the LORD on account of oppressors , and He will send them a savior and a great one, and He will deliver them.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:20:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Isaiah 19:20, so the Hebrew word וָרָ֖ב (varav) 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.19.20.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.20.W15.S1) and character.