Isaiah 21:4:1Isa.21.4.W1TAB

תָּעָ֣ה

taa

has wandered or reels

Transliteration
TA-a
Extended
TAA-ah
IPA
/taːˈʕaː/

Meaning by language

English
has wandered or reels

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Result
תָּ + עָ֣ה
ta + a
taa

Alphabet Analysis

Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    TA-a

  2. phraseyour reading level

    TA-a le-va-VI

  3. clause

    TA-a le-va-VI pal-la-TSUT bi-a-TAT-ni

  4. sentence

    TA-a le-va-VI pal-la-TSUT bi-a-TAT-ni ET NE-shef khish-KE SAM LI la-kha-ra-DA

Exegesis

The verse opens with the verb–subject sequence ta'ah {תָּעָה | tâ-ʿâ} ‘wandered’ plus levavi {לְבָבִי | lə-ḇā-vî} ‘my heart’, foregrounding inner disorientation.

Root and etymology

Roott-ʿ-h

to wander

In contextIsaiah 21:4

My heart has wandered, horror has terrified me; the twilight I desired he has set for me as trembling .

About this coordinate

Isaiah 21:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 21:4, so the Hebrew word תָּעָ֣ה (taa) 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.21.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.4.W1.S1) and character.