Isaiah 21:4:10Isa.21.4.W10TAB

לַחֲרָדָֽה׃

lakharada

into trembling

Transliteration
la-kha-ra-DA
Extended
lah-khah-rah-DAA
IPA
/la.ħăraːˈdaː/

Meaning by language

English
into trembling

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לַ + חֲ + רָ + דָֽה׃
la + kha + ra + da
lakharada

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-kha-ra-DA

  2. clause

    ET NE-shef khish-KE SAM LI la-kha-ra-DA

  3. 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 phrase sam li lacharadah {לַחֲרָדָה | la-ḥă-rā-dâh} expresses a purpose-to-result shift, contrasting the expected twilight with its transformation into trembling.

Root and etymology

Rootḥ-r-d

to tremble

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 21:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 21:4, so the Hebrew word לַחֲרָדָֽה׃ (lakharada) 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.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.4.W10.S1) and character.