Isaiah 20:1:2Isa.20.1.W2TAB
בֹּ֤א
bo
“coming of”
- Transliteration
- BO
- Extended
- BOH
- IPA
- /ˈboː(ʔ)/
Meaning by language
- English
- coming of
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
BO
- phraseyour reading level
bish-NAT BO tar-TAN
- clause
bish-NAT BO tar-TAN ash-do-DA bish-LO-akh o-TO sar-GON ME-lekh a-SHUR
- 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 20:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 20:1, so the Hebrew word בֹּ֤א (bo) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.1.W2.S1) and character.