Isaiah 20:1:11Isa.20.1.W11TAB

בְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד

beashdod

against Ashdod

Transliteration
be-ash-DOD
Extended
beh-ahsh-DOHD
IPA
/bəʔaʃˈdoːd/

Meaning by language

English
against Ashdod

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + אַשְׁ + דּ֖וֹד
be + ash + dod
beashdod

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Daletd as in door
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Daletd as in door

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-ash-DOD

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yil-LA-khem be-ash-DOD

  3. clause

    va-yil-LA-khem be-ash-DOD va-yil-ke-DA

  4. sentence

    bish-NAT BO tar-TAN ash-do-DA bish-LO-akh o-TO sar-GON ME-lekh a-SHUR va-yil-LA-khem be-ash-DOD va-yil-ke-DA

Exegesis

The Hebrew temporal expression bishnat bo {בִּשְׁנַ֨ת בֹּ֤א | biš-nát bō} ‘in the year of the coming’ establishes the chronological setting.

In contextIsaiah 20:1

In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod , when Sargon king of Assyria sent him, he fought against Ashdod and captured it.

About this coordinate

Isaiah 20:1:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 20:1, so the Hebrew word בְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד (beashdod) 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.20.1.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.1.W11.S1) and character.