Isaiah 21:5:6Isa.21.5.W6TAB
שָׁתֹ֑ה
shato
“drink”
- Transliteration
- sha-TO
- Extended
- shaa-TOH
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈθoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- drink
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-TO
- phraseyour reading level
a-KHOL sha-TO
- 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
These finite imperatives are strengthened by the infinitive absolutes akhol {אָכוֹל | ʾā-kôl} ‘eat’ and shathoh {שָׁתֹה | šā-ṯōh} ‘drink’, a Hebrew device for intensification.
In context — Isaiah 21:5
Prepare the table, set the watch , eat, drink. Arise, princes, and anoint the shield .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 21:5, so the Hebrew word שָׁתֹ֑ה (shato) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.5.W6.S1) and character.