Isaiah 20:2:13Isa.20.2.W13TAB
מָתְנֶ֔יךָ
motnekha
“your waist or your hips”
- Transliteration
- mot-ne-KHA
- Extended
- maat-neh-KHAA
- IPA
- /mɔt.nɛˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your waist or your hips
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mot-ne-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
me-AL mot-ne-KHA
- clause
ba-ET ha-HI di-BER Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD ye-sha-YA-hu ben-A-mots le-MOR LEKH u-fit-takh-TA ha-SAK me-AL mot-ne-KHA ve-na-AL-kha ta-kha-LOTS me-AL rag-le-KHA
- sentence
ba-ET ha-HI di-BER Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD ye-sha-YA-hu ben-A-mots le-MOR LEKH u-fit-takh-TA ha-SAK me-AL mot-ne-KHA ve-na-AL-kha ta-kha-LOTS me-AL rag-le-KHA va-ya-AS KEN ha-LOKH a-ROM ve-ya-KHEF
Exegesis
Construct chains ben-amots {בֶן־אָמוֹץ | ben-ʾāmōṣ}, motneykha {מָתְנֶיךָ | mətənēy-kā}, and ragleykha {רַגְלֶיךָ | raglāy-kā} maintain tight linkage between identity and embodied instructions.
In context — Isaiah 20:2
At that time the LORD spoke by the hand of Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loosen the sackcloth from your loins, and take off your sandals from your feet.” And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 20:2:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Isaiah 20:2, so the Hebrew word מָתְנֶ֔יךָ (motnekha) 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.20.2.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.2.W13.S1) and character.