Isaiah 19:4:1Isa.19.4.W1TAB
וְסִכַּרְתִּי֙
vesikkarti
“and I will shut up or deliver over”
- Transliteration
- ve-sik-KAR-ti
- Extended
- veh-sihk-KAHR-tee
- IPA
- /wəsiqˈkar.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will shut up or deliver over
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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-sik-KAR-ti
- clause
ve-sik-KAR-ti et-mits-RA-yim be-YAD a-do-NIM ka-SHE
- sentence
ve-sik-KAR-ti et-mits-RA-yim be-YAD a-do-NIM ka-SHE u-ME-lekh AZ yim-SHAL-BAM ne-UM ha-a-DON ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunction waw attached to vesikarti {וְסִכַּרְתִּי֙ | wə-sik-kar-tî} ‘and I will deliver’, signalling continuity within the prophetic narrative.
In context — Isaiah 19:4
And I will deliver Egypt into the hand of a cruel master, and a fierce king will rule over them; this is the declaration of the Lord the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 19:4, so the Hebrew word וְסִכַּרְתִּי֙ (vesikkarti) 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.19.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.4.W1.S1) and character.