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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ash-DOD
- phraseyour reading level
va-yil-LA-khem be-ash-DOD
- clause
va-yil-LA-khem be-ash-DOD va-yil-ke-DA
- 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 context — Isaiah 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.