Isaiah 21:6:8Isa.21.6.W8TAB
הַֽמְצַפֶּ֔ה
hametsape
“the watchman”
- Transliteration
- ha-me-tsa-PE
- Extended
- hah-meh-tsah-PPEH
- IPA
- /ham.tsapˈpɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the watchman
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-me-tsa-PE
- phraseyour reading level
ha-a-MED ha-me-tsa-PE
- clause
LEKH ha-a-MED ha-me-tsa-PE a-SHER yir-E ya-GID
- sentence
KI KHO a-MAR e-LAI a-do-NAI LEKH ha-a-MED ha-me-tsa-PE a-SHER yir-E ya-GID
Exegesis
The object hametzapeh {הַמְצַפֶּה | hamməṣappê} ‘the watchman’ is definite and role-specific, presenting the watch as an established office within the prophetic scene.
Root and etymology
consonantsTsade–Pe–Heh
“to watch, look out”
In context — Isaiah 21:6
For thus the Lord said to me: “Go, place the watchman ; let him declare what he sees.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 21:6, so the Hebrew word הַֽמְצַפֶּ֔ה (hametsape) 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.21.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.6.W8.S1) and character.