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

Result
דְּ + רוּ + כָ֔ה
de + ru + kha
derukha

Alphabet Analysis

Daletd as in door
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    de-ru-KHA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KE-shet de-ru-KHA

  3. clause

    mip-NE KHE-rev ne-tu-SHA u-mip-NE KE-shet de-ru-KHA u-mip-NE KO-ved mil-kha-MA

  4. 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 contextIsaiah 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.