Isaiah 19:8:2Isa.19.8.W2TAB
הַדַּיָּגִ֔ים
hadaiyagim
“the fishermen”
- Transliteration
- ha-dai-ya-GIM
- Extended
- hah-dai-yah-GEEM
- IPA
- /had.daj.jaːˈɡiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the fishermen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-dai-ya-GIM
- clause
ve-A-nu ha-dai-ya-GIM ve-av-LU kal-ma-shli-KHE va-ye-OR KHA-ka
- sentence
ve-A-nu ha-dai-ya-GIM ve-av-LU kal-ma-shli-KHE va-ye-OR KHA-ka u-fo-re-SE mikh-mo-RET al-pe-NE-ma-YIM um-la-LU
Exegesis
The definite plural noun ha-dayyagim {הַדַּיָּגִ֔ים | haḏ-dayyā-ḡîm} ‘the fishermen’ identifies an occupational group.
Root and etymology
d-y-gDalet–Yod–Gimel
“to fish”
In context — Isaiah 19:8
And the fishermen will mourn, and all who cast a hook in the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets upon the surface of the waters will languish.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 19:8, so the Hebrew word הַדַּיָּגִ֔ים (hadaiyagim) 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.19.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.8.W2.S1) and character.