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

Result
כְּ + סוּ + פ֤וֹת
ke + su + fot
kesufot

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Samekhs as in sit
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Pep with dagesh; f without
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    ke-su-FOT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ke-su-FOT ban-NE-gev

  3. clause

    ke-su-FOT ban-NE-gev la-kha-LOF mim-mid-BAR BA me-E-rets no-ra-A

  4. 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 contextIsaiah 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.