Isaiah 19:6:8Isa.19.6.W8TAB

וָס֖וּף

vasuf

and rush

Transliteration
va-SUF
Extended
vaa-SOOF
IPA
/vaːˈsuːf/

Meaning by language

English
and rush

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Result
וָ + ס֖וּף
va + suf
vasuf

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Samekhs as in sit
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Pe Sofitfinal form of Pe — at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-SUF

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ka-NE va-SUF

  3. clause

    ka-NE va-SUF ka-ME-lu

  4. 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 closing pair kaneh vasuf {קָנֶה וָס֖וּף | qā-neh wā-sûp} followed by kamelu {קָמֵֽלוּ | qā-mē-lû} ‘they withered’ extends the judgment to shoreline vegetation, completing a downward progression from main waterways to canals to marsh plants.

In contextIsaiah 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 19:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 19:6, so the Hebrew word וָס֖וּף (vasuf) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.6.W8.S1) and character.