Isaiah 21:15:9Isa.21.15.W9TAB
דְּרוּכָ֔ה
derukha
“bent or drawn”
- Transliteration
- de-ru-KHA
- Extended
- deh-roo-KHAA
- IPA
- /də.ruːˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- bent or drawn
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
de-ru-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
KE-shet de-ru-KHA
- clause
mip-NE KHE-rev ne-tu-SHA u-mip-NE KE-shet de-ru-KHA u-mip-NE KO-ved mil-kha-MA
- sentence
KI-mip-ne kha-ra-VOT na-da-DU mip-NE KHE-rev ne-tu-SHA u-mip-NE KE-shet de-ru-KHA u-mip-NE KO-ved mil-kha-MA
Exegesis
A shift from the plural noun ḥărāḇōṯ {חֲרָבוֹת | ḥărāḇōṯ} ‘swords’ to singular noun–participle pairs ḥereḇ neṭûšā {חֶרֶב נְטוּשָׁה | ḥereḇ neṭûšā} ‘drawn sword’ and qéšeṯ derûḵā {קֶשֶׁת דְּרוּכָה | qéšeṯ derûḵā} ‘strung bow’ creates a crescendo of concrete weapon images.
In context — Isaiah 21:15
For they fled from before swords, from before a drawn sword, from before a strung bow, and from before the heaviness of war.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:15:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 21:15, so the Hebrew word דְּרוּכָ֔ה (derukha) 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.21.15.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.15.W9.S1) and character.