Isaiah 21:2:1Isa.21.2.W1TAB
חָז֥וּת
khazut
“vision”
- Transliteration
- kha-ZUT
- Extended
- khah-ZOOT
- IPA
- /ħaˈzuːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- vision
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-ZUT
- phraseyour reading level
kha-ZUT ka-SHA
- clause
kha-ZUT ka-SHA hu-GAD-li
- sentence
kha-ZUT ka-SHA hu-GAD-li ha-bo-GED bo-GED ve-ha-sho-DED sho-DED a-LI e-LAM tsu-RI ma-DAI kal-e-na-kha-TA hish-ba-TI
Exegesis
The verse opens with chazut {חָז֥וּת | ḥā-zûṯ} ‘vision’ modified by kashah {קָשָׁ֖ה | qā-šāh} ‘harsh,’ setting a prophetic tone.
Root and etymology
Rootch–z–h
“to see”
In context — Isaiah 21:2
A harsh vision has been declared to me; the betrayer acts treacherously, and the spoiler deals violently. Go up, Elam! Besiege, Media! I have put an end to all her sighing .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 21:2, so the Hebrew word חָז֥וּת (khazut) 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.21.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.2.W1.S1) and character.