Isaiah 19:5:4Isa.19.5.W4TAB
יֶחֱרַ֥ב
yekherav
“will be dry”
- Transliteration
- ye-khe-RAV
- Extended
- yeh-kheh-RAHV
- IPA
- /jɛħɛˈrav/
Meaning by language
- English
- will be dry
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-khe-RAV
- phraseyour reading level
ye-khe-RAV ve-ya-VESH
- clause
ve-na-HAR ye-khe-RAV ve-ya-VESH
- sentence
ve-nish-te-TU-ma-YIM me-ha-YAM ve-na-HAR ye-khe-RAV ve-ya-VESH
Exegesis
The verb yecherav {יֶחֱרַב | ye-ḥə-rāḇ} ‘will become parched’ and the subsequent vav-consecutive veyavesh {וְיָבֵשׁ | wə-yā-ḇēš} ‘and will dry up’ form a climax through parallelism, intensifying the depiction of complete desolation.
Root and etymology
chet-resh-betḥ-r-b
“to be dry, laid waste”
In context — Isaiah 19:5
And the waters will be dried up from the sea, and the river will become parched and dry.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 19:5, so the Hebrew word יֶחֱרַ֥ב (yekherav) 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.19.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.5.W4.S1) and character.