Isaiah 20:3:8Isa.20.3.W8TAB
וְיָחֵ֑ף
veyakhef
“and barefoot”
- Transliteration
- ve-ya-KHEF
- Extended
- veh-yaa-KHEEF
- IPA
- /vəjaːˈħeːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- and barefoot
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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-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER ha-LAKH a-ved-DI ye-sha-YA-hu a-ROM ve-ya-KHEF
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER ha-LAKH a-ved-DI ye-sha-YA-hu a-ROM ve-ya-KHEF sha-LOSH sha-NIM OT u-mo-FET al-mits-ra-YIM ve-al-KUSH
Exegesis
The coordinated phrase arom veyachef {עָרוֹם וְיָחֵ֑ף | ʻā-rôm wə-yā-ḥēp̄} ‘naked and barefoot’ emphasizes vulnerability.
Root and etymology
י־ה־פ
“to be barefoot”
In context — Isaiah 20:3
And the LORD said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a wonder against Egypt and against Cush .”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 20:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 20:3, so the Hebrew word וְיָחֵ֑ף (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.20.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.3.W8.S1) and character.