Isaiah 20:4:11Isa.20.4.W11TAB
וְיָחֵ֑ף
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
KEN yin-haG ME-lekh-a-SHUR et-she-VI mits-ra-YIM ve-et-ga-LUT KUSH ne-a-RIM u-ze-ke-NIM a-ROM ve-ya-KHEF
- sentence
KEN yin-haG ME-lekh-a-SHUR et-she-VI mits-ra-YIM ve-et-ga-LUT KUSH ne-a-RIM u-ze-ke-NIM a-ROM ve-ya-KHEF va-kha-su-FAI SHET e-re-VAT mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The asyndetic sequence ‘ārôm ve-yāḥēp̄ {עָרוֹם וְיָחֵף | ‘ārôm wə-yā-ḥēp̄} ‘naked and barefoot’ intensifies the humiliation, while the appositional va-ḥǎsū-p̄āy šêṯ {וַחֲשׂוּפַ֥י שֵׁת | wa-ḥǎsū-p̄āy šêṯ} ‘with uncovered buttocks’ adds graphic imagery.
Root and etymology
י־ה־פ
“to be barefoot”
In context — Isaiah 20:4
So the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young men and old men, naked and barefoot, and with bare buttocks, the nakedness of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 20:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 20:4, 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.20.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.4.W11.S1) and character.