Isaiah 21:16:11Isa.21.16.W11TAB
קֵדָֽר׃
kedar
“Kedar”
- Transliteration
- ke-DAR
- Extended
- kee-DAAR
- IPA
- /qeːˈdaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- Kedar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-DAR
- phraseyour reading level
kal-ke-VOD ke-DAR
- clause
be-OD sha-NA kish-NEI sa-KHIR ve-kha-LA kal-ke-VOD ke-DAR
- sentence
ki-KHO a-MAR a-do-NAI e-LAI be-OD sha-NA kish-NEI sa-KHIR ve-kha-LA kal-ke-VOD ke-DAR
Exegesis
The phrase kol kevod Kedar {כָּל־כְּב֥וֹד קֵדָֽר | kol kǝḇōwd Qēdār} “all the glory of Kedar” completes the object. Word order and conjunctions emphasize the certainty and authority of the divine decree.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–dalet–resh
“dusky”
In context — Isaiah 21:16
For thus has the Lord said to me: “Within one year, as the years of a hired worker , all the glory of Kedar will come to an end.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:16:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 21:16, so the Hebrew word קֵדָֽר׃ (kedar) 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.21.16.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.16.W11.S1) and character.