Isaiah 21:14:9Isa.21.14.W9TAB
קִדְּמ֥וּ
kiddemu
“they met”
- Transliteration
- kid-de-MU
- Extended
- kihd-deh-MOO
- IPA
- /qid.dəˈmuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they met
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
kid-de-MU
- phraseyour reading level
kid-de-MU no-DED
- clause
yo-she-VE E-rets te-MA be-lakh-MO kid-de-MU no-DED
- sentence
lik-RAT tsa-ME he-ta-YU MA-yim yo-she-VE E-rets te-MA be-lakh-MO kid-de-MU no-DED
Exegesis
The second clause begins with belachmo {בְּלַחְמ֖וֹ | bə·lă·ḥmō} ‘with his bread’ and the Piel perfect kiddemu {קִדְּמ֥וּ | qiḏ·mə·wû} ‘they met’, underscoring the reception of the noded {נֹדֵֽד | nō·ḏēḏ} ‘wanderer’. The parallel structure of water and bread provisions, combined with infinitive and perfect verb forms, creates an emphatic instructional tone conveyed by English imperatives.
In context — Isaiah 21:14
Bring water to the thirsty, inhabitants of the land of Tema ; meet the fugitive with bread.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 21:14, so the Hebrew word קִדְּמ֥וּ (kiddemu) 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.21.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.14.W9.S1) and character.