Isaiah 21:1:3Isa.21.1.W3TAB
כְּסוּפ֤וֹת
kesufot
“as storm-winds”
- Transliteration
- ke-su-FOT
- Extended
- keh-soo-FOHT
- IPA
- /kəsuˈfoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- as storm-winds
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ke-su-FOT
- phraseyour reading level
ke-su-FOT ban-NE-gev
- clause
ke-su-FOT ban-NE-gev la-kha-LOF mim-mid-BAR BA me-E-rets no-ra-A
- sentence
ma-SA mid-BAR-YAM ke-su-FOT ban-NE-gev la-kha-LOF mim-mid-BAR BA me-E-rets no-ra-A
Exegesis
The simile kesufot {כְּסוּפ֤וֹת | ke·su·pōt} uses the k- prefix to compare the coming threat to violent weather.
In context — Isaiah 21:1
The oracle concerning the desert of the sea comes like storms passing through the Negev , emerging from the wilderness and from a dreadful land.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 21:1, so the Hebrew word כְּסוּפ֤וֹת (kesufot) 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.21.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.1.W3.S1) and character.