Isaiah 20:2:6Isa.20.2.W6TAB

יְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּ

yeshayahu

“Isaiah”

Transliteration: ye-sha-YA-hu
Extended: yeh-shah-YAA-hoo
IPA: /jɛʃaʕˈjaː.huː/

Meaning by language

English: Isaiah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

יְ + שַׁ + עְיָ֣ + הוּ

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ye + sha + ya + hu

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yeshayahu

Alphabet Analysis

	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Shin	shin with right dot; sin with left dot
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Ayin	deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
	Sheva	silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	He	h as in house; silent at word end
	Vav	v as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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The word

Word in context

word
ye-sha-YA-hu
phraseyour reading level
be-YAD ye-sha-YA-hu ben-A-mots
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

The instrumental phrase beyad yeshayahu {בְּיַד יְשַׁעְיָהוּ | bə-yad Yəša‘yāhû} ‘through Isaiah’ expresses prophetic mediation.

Root and etymology

Rooty-s-ʿ

“salvation”

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 20:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 20:2, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּ (yeshayahu) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.2.W6.S1) and character.

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