Isaiah 21:5:2Isa.21.5.W2TAB
הַשֻּׁלְחָ֛ן
hashulkhan
“the table”
- Transliteration
- ha-shul-KHAN
- Extended
- hah-shuhl-KHAAN
- IPA
- /haʃ.ʃulˈħaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the table
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-shul-KHAN
- phraseyour reading level
a-ROKH ha-shul-KHAN
- clause
a-ROKH ha-shul-KHAN tsa-FO ha-tsa-FIT a-KHOL sha-TO
- sentence
a-ROKH ha-shul-KHAN tsa-FO ha-tsa-FIT a-KHOL sha-TO KU-mu ha-sa-RIM mish-KHU ma-GEN
Exegesis
The first cluster employs arokh {עָרֹךְ | ʿā-rôḵ} ‘prepare’ and tsaphoh {צָפֹה | ṣā-pōh} ‘watch’, each with the definite objects ha-shulchan {הַשֻּׁלְחָן | ha-šul-ḥān} ‘the table’ and ha-tsaphit {הַצָּפִית | ha-ṣā-pîṯ} ‘the watchtower’.
Root and etymology
sh-l-ḥshin–lamed–chet
“to send forth, establish”
In context — Isaiah 21:5
Prepare the table, set the watch , eat, drink. Arise, princes, and anoint the shield .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 21:5, so the Hebrew word הַשֻּׁלְחָ֛ן (hashulkhan) 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.21.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.5.W2.S1) and character.