Isaiah 20:5:1Isa.20.5.W1TAB
וְחַתּ֖וּ
vekhatu
“and they will be dismayed”
- Transliteration
- ve-kha-TU
- Extended
- veh-khah-TTUU
- IPA
- /wəħatˈt̪uː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they will be dismayed
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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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-kha-TU
- clause
ve-kha-TU va-VO-shu
- sentence
ve-kha-TU va-VO-shu mi-KUSH ma-ba-TAM u-min-MI-tse-ra-YIM tif-e-AR-TAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive sequence vechatu {וְחַתּוּ | wə-ḥaṭ-ṭû} ‘and they will be afraid’ followed by vaboshu {וָבֹשׁוּ | wā-ḇō-šû} ‘and they will be ashamed’, establishing a prophetic progression.
In context — Isaiah 20:5
And they will be afraid and be ashamed of Cush, their expectation , and of Egypt, their glory .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 20:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 20:5, so the Hebrew word וְחַתּ֖וּ (vekhatu) 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.20.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.5.W1.S1) and character.