Isaiah 20:1:7Isa.20.1.W7TAB
סַֽרְג֖וֹן
sargon
“Sargon”
- Transliteration
- sar-GON
- Extended
- sahr-GOHN
- IPA
- /sarˈɣoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sargon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sar-GON
- 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 appositional phrase Sargon melech Ashur {סַרְגּ֖וֹן מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר | sār-gōn mē-lekh ’ăš-šûr} clarifies royal authority, which the English translation preserves by structure and sequence.
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 20:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 20:1, so the Hebrew word סַֽרְג֖וֹן (sargon) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.1.W7.S1) and character.