Isaiah 21:4:4Isa.21.4.W4TAB
בִּֽעֲתָ֑תְנִי
biatatni
“has terrified me”
- Transliteration
- bi-a-TAT-ni
- Extended
- bih-ah-TAAHT-neh
- IPA
- /bi.ʕăˈtaːt.niː/
Meaning by language
- English
- has terrified me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bi-a-TAT-ni
- 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.
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 21:4:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 21:4, so the Hebrew word בִּֽעֲתָ֑תְנִי (biatatni) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.4.W4.S1) and character.