Isaiah 21:7:10Isa.21.7.W10TAB
קֶ֖שֶׁב
keshev
“attention”
- Transliteration
- KE-shev
- Extended
- KEH-shehv
- IPA
- /ˈqɛʃɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- attention
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KE-shev
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hik-SHIV KE-shev
- clause
ve-hik-SHIV KE-shev rav-ka-SHEV
- sentence
ve-ra-A RE-khev TSE-med pa-ra-SHIM RE-khev kha-MOR RE-khev ga-MAL ve-hik-SHIV KE-shev rav-ka-SHEV
Exegesis
The shift to auditory focus is marked by wə-ḥik-šîḇ {וְהִקְשִׁיב | wə-ḥik-šîḇ} ‘and he paid attention’, with the noun rav-qā-šeḇ {רַב־קָשֶׁב | rav-qā-šeḇ} ‘great attention’ intensifying the act of listening. The asyndetic coordination and the doubling of attention terms heighten the sense of watchful alertness.
Root and etymology
ק־שׁ־ב
“to attend, heed”
In context — Isaiah 21:7
And he saw riders with a pair of horsemen, riders on donkeys, and riders on camels; and he listened attentively with great vigilance .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 21:7, so the Hebrew word קֶ֖שֶׁב (keshev) 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.21.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.7.W10.S1) and character.