Isaiah 21:7:11Isa.21.7.W11TAB
רַב־קָֽשֶׁב׃
ravkashev
“much attention”
- Transliteration
- rav-ka-SHEV
- Extended
- rahv-kaa-SHEHV
- IPA
- /rav.qɑːˈʃɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- much attention
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
rav-ka-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 21:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 21:7, so the Hebrew word רַב־קָֽשֶׁב׃ (ravkashev) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.7.W11.S1) and character.