Isaiah 21:4:6Isa.21.4.W6TAB
נֶ֣שֶׁף
neshef
“the twilight”
- Transliteration
- NE-shef
- Extended
- NEH-shehf
- IPA
- /ˈnɛ.ʃɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- the twilight
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
NE-shef
- phraseyour reading level
NE-shef khish-KE
- clause
ET NE-shef khish-KE SAM LI la-kha-ra-DA
- 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 particle et {אֵ֚ת | ʾēt} marks neshef {נֶשֶׁף | ne-šep̄} ‘twilight’ as the direct object of sam {שָׂם | ṣām} ‘he placed’, and chishqi {חִשְׁקִ֔י | ḥî-šqî} ‘my longing’ in construct functions as a genitive modifier.
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 21:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 21:4, so the Hebrew word נֶ֣שֶׁף (neshef) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.4.W6.S1) and character.