Isaiah 21:17:2Isa.21.17.W2TAB
מִסְפַּר־קֶ֛שֶׁת
misparkeshet
“of the number of bow”
- Transliteration
- mis-paR-KE-shet
- Extended
- mihs-pahr-KEH-sheht
- IPA
- /misˈpar.qɛːˈʃɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the number of bow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mis-paR-KE-shet
- phraseyour reading level
u-she-AR mis-paR-KE-shet
- clause
u-she-AR mis-paR-KE-shet gi-bo-REI ve-NEI-ke-DAR yim-a-TU
- sentence
u-she-AR mis-paR-KE-shet gi-bo-REI ve-NEI-ke-DAR yim-a-TU KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL di-BER
Exegesis
The construct phrase mispar-qeshet {מִסְפַּר־קֶשֶׁת | mîs-p̄ār̆ qeš-sheṯ} functions metonymically for “archers,” and gibborê venei Qedar {גִּבּוֹרֵי בְנֵי־קֵדָר | gib-bôrê bə-nê Qê-dār} is a double construct indicating possession.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–shin–tav
“bow”
In context — Isaiah 21:17
And the remnant of the number of archers, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be diminished; for the LORD, the God of Israel has spoken.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 21:17, so the Hebrew word מִסְפַּר־קֶ֛שֶׁת (misparkeshet) 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.21.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.17.W2.S1) and character.