Isaiah 21:7:9Isa.21.7.W9TAB
וְהִקְשִׁ֥יב
vehikshiv
“and he listened”
- Transliteration
- ve-hik-SHIV
- Extended
- veh-hik-SHEEV
- IPA
- /vəhɪqˈʃiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he listened
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ve-hik-SHIV
- 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.
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 21:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 21:7, so the Hebrew word וְהִקְשִׁ֥יב (vehikshiv) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.7.W9.S1) and character.