Isaiah 21:8:2Isa.21.8.W2TAB
אַרְיֵ֑ה
arye
“a lion”
- Transliteration
- ar-YE
- Extended
- ahr-YEH
- IPA
- /ʔarˈjeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a lion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ar-YE
- clause
va-yik-RA ar-YE
- sentence
va-yik-RA ar-YE al-MITS-pe a-do-NAI a-no-KHI o-MED ta-MID yo-MAM ve-al-mish-mar-TI a-no-KHI nits-TSAV kol-ha-LEI-lot
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayyiqra {וַיִּקְרָ֖א | way-yiqrā} introducing direct speech with the exclamation aryeh {אַרְיֵ֑ה | ʾar-yēh}.
Root and etymology
ʾ-r-yAleph-Resh-Yod
“lion; predator”
In context — Isaiah 21:8
And he cried, “Lion!” from the watchtower, “O Lord , I stand continually by day and remain at my post through all the nights.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 21:8, so the Hebrew word אַרְיֵ֑ה (arye) 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.21.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.8.W2.S1) and character.