Isaiah 21:4:3Isa.21.4.W3TAB
פַּלָּצ֖וּת
pallatsut
“terror”
- Transliteration
- pal-la-TSUT
- Extended
- pahl-lah-TSOOT
- IPA
- /pal.laːˈtsuːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- terror
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pal-la-TSUT
- 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 noun pallatsut {פַּלָּצוּת | pal-lats-ût} ‘horror’ precedes biatathni {בִּֽעֲתָתְנִי | bi-ʿă-tăt-nî} ‘terrified me’, intensifying the emotional impact.
Root and etymology
Rootp-l-ṯ
“to shudder”
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 21:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 21:4, so the Hebrew word פַּלָּצ֖וּת (pallatsut) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.4.W3.S1) and character.