Isaiah 19:6:2Isa.19.6.W2TAB
נְהָר֔וֹת
neharot
“rivers”
- Transliteration
- ne-ha-ROT
- Extended
- neh-haa-ROHT
- IPA
- /nəhaːˈroːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- rivers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ne-ha-ROT
- phraseyour reading level
ve-he-ez-NI-khu ne-ha-ROT
- clause
ve-he-ez-NI-khu ne-ha-ROT da-la-LU ve-khar-VU ye-o-RE ma-TSOR
- sentence
ve-he-ez-NI-khu ne-ha-ROT da-la-LU ve-khar-VU ye-o-RE ma-TSOR ka-NE va-SUF ka-ME-lu
Exegesis
The verse opens with a verb-first clause, weheeznichu {וְהֶאֶזְנִיחוּ | wə-he-ʾez-nî-ḥû} ‘they will stink’, placing the action before the subject neharot {נְהָרוֹת | nə-hā-rōṯ} ‘rivers’ to foreground sudden pollution. The sequence of perfect verbs (weheeznichu … dalalu … vecharvu … kamelu) functions as a prophetic certainty, describing future collapse with the force of completed events.
Root and etymology
consonantsNun–Heh–Resh
“to flow”
In context — Isaiah 19:6
The rivers will reek, and the canals of Egypt will dwindle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 19:6, so the Hebrew word נְהָר֔וֹת (neharot) 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.19.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.6.W2.S1) and character.