Isaiah 19:9:6Isa.19.9.W6TAB
חוֹרָֽי׃
khorai
“white linen”
- Transliteration
- kho-RAI
- Extended
- khoh-RAI
- IPA
- /ħoːˈraːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- white linen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kho-RAI
- clause
ve-or-GIM kho-RAI
- sentence
u-VO-shu o-ve-DE fish-TE-im se-ri-KOT ve-or-GIM kho-RAI
Exegesis
The coordination and the participle veorgim {וְאֹרְגִים | wə-ʾôr-gîym} ‘and weavers’ introduce a parallel group, followed by chorai {חוֹרָי | ḥô-rāy} ‘white cloths’, specifying their craft. This cumulative syntax from general laborers to specialized artisans emphasizes the comprehensive nature of the coming humiliation. English renders these appositional participles as relative clauses to preserve clarity.
Root and etymology
ḥ-v-rchet–vav–resh
“white”
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 19:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 19:9, so the Hebrew word חוֹרָֽי׃ (khorai) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.9.W6.S1) and character.