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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Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TA-a
- phraseyour reading level
TA-a le-va-VI
- clause
TA-a le-va-VI pal-la-TSUT bi-a-TAT-ni
- 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 context — Isaiah 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.