Isaiah 19:9:2Isa.19.9.W2TAB
עֹבְדֵ֥י
ovede
“workers of”
- Transliteration
- o-ve-DE
- Extended
- oh-veh-DEE
- IPA
- /ʕoːvˈdeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- workers of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
o-ve-DE
- phraseyour reading level
o-ve-DE fish-TE-im
- clause
u-VO-shu o-ve-DE fish-TE-im se-ri-KOT
- sentence
u-VO-shu o-ve-DE fish-TE-im se-ri-KOT ve-or-GIM kho-RAI
Exegesis
The construct chain ovdei pishtim {עֹבְדֵי פִשְׁתִּים | ʿô-ḇə-dêy p̄ištîm} ‘workers of flax’ functions as the object of the shaming.
In context — Isaiah 19:9
And the workers of flax shall be ashamed, those making combed threads , and the weavers of white cloths.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 19:9, so the Hebrew word עֹבְדֵ֥י (ovede) 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.19.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.9.W2.S1) and character.