Isaiah 21:12:6Isa.21.12.W6TAB
אִם־תִּבְעָי֥וּן
imtibayun
“if you will inquire”
- Transliteration
- im-tib-a-YUN
- Extended
- ihm-tihv-ah-YOON
- IPA
- /ʔim.tiv.ʕaːˈjuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- if you will inquire
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-tib-a-YUN
- phraseyour reading level
im-tib-a-YUN be-a-YU
- clause
im-tib-a-YUN be-a-YU shu-VU e-TA-yu
- sentence
a-MAR sho-MER a-TA VO-ker ve-gam-LAI-la im-tib-a-YUN be-a-YU shu-VU e-TA-yu
Exegesis
The conditional imtivayun {אִם־תִּבְעָי֥וּן | ʾim-tivʿāyūn} ‘if you will inquire’ precedes the imperative be'ayu {בְּעָ֖יוּ | bə-ʿāyū} ‘inquire!’, creating a protasis–apodosis with repetition.
In context — Isaiah 21:12
The watchman said, "Morning is coming, and also night; if you will inquire, inquire; return; come."
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 21:12, so the Hebrew word אִם־תִּבְעָי֥וּן (imtibayun) 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.21.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.12.W6.S1) and character.