Isaiah 19:9:3Isa.19.9.W3TAB
פִשְׁתִּ֖ים
fishteim
“flax”
- Transliteration
- fish-TE-im
- Extended
- fihsh-TEH-ihm
- IPA
- /fiʃˈtːiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- flax
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
fish-TE-im
- 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.
Root and etymology
p-sh-tpe–shin–tet
“flax, to strip”
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 19:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 19:9, so the Hebrew word פִשְׁתִּ֖ים (fishteim) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.9.W3.S1) and character.