Isaiah 20:6:16Isa.20.6.W16TAB
וְאֵ֖יךְ
veekh
“and how”
- Transliteration
- ve-EKH
- Extended
- veh-EEKH
- IPA
- /vəˈʔeːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- and how
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-EKH
- clause
ve-EKH nim-ma-LET a-NAKH-nu
- sentence
ve-a-MAR yo-SHEV ha-I ha-ZE ba-YOM ha-HU hin-NE-KHO ma-ba-TE-nu a-sher-NAS-nu SHAM le-ez-RA le-hin-na-TSEL mip-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR ve-EKH nim-ma-LET a-NAKH-nu
Exegesis
The rhetorical question ve’eikh nimmalet anachnu {וְאֵיךְ נִמָּלֵט אֲנַחְנוּ | wə-ʾêyk nim-mā-lēṭ ʾa-naḥ-nû} closes with despair, mirroring the Hebrew’s dramatic arc.
In context — Isaiah 20:6
And the inhabitant of this coastland will say in that day, “Behold, such is our expectation , where we fled for help, to be delivered from the king of Assyria, and how shall we escape?”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 20:6:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Isaiah 20:6, so the Hebrew word וְאֵ֖יךְ (veekh) 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.20.6.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.6.W16.S1) and character.