Isaiah 20:2:22Isa.20.2.W22TAB
וְיָחֵֽף׃
veyakhef
“and barefoot”
- Transliteration
- ve-ya-KHEF
- Extended
- veh-yaa-KHEEF
- IPA
- /vəjaːˈħeːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- and barefoot
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ya-KHEF
- phraseyour reading level
a-ROM ve-ya-KHEF
- clause
va-ya-AS KEN ha-LOKH a-ROM ve-ya-KHEF
- 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
The closing narrative sequence vayyaas ken halokh arom veyachef {וַיַּעַשׂ כֵּן הָלֹךְ עָרֹם וְיָחֵף | way-yaʿaś kên hā-lōkh ʿārōm wə-yā-ḥēph} is rendered as SVO—“And he did so, walking naked and barefoot”—to preserve clarity and chronological flow.
Root and etymology
י־ה־פ
“to be barefoot”
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 20:2:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Isaiah 20:2, so the Hebrew word וְיָחֵֽף׃ (veyakhef) 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.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.2.W22.S1) and character.