Isaiah 21:8:3Isa.21.8.W3TAB
עַל־מִצְפֶּ֣ה
almitspe
“upon a lookout point”
- Transliteration
- al-MITS-pe
- Extended
- ahl-MIHTS-peh
- IPA
- /ʕal.mitsˈpɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon a lookout point
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
al-MITS-pe
- phraseyour reading level
al-MITS-pe a-do-NAI
- clause
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
- 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 prepositional phrase al-mitspeh {עַל־מִצְפֶּ֣ה | ʿal-miṣ-pēh} locates the speaker on the watchtower.
Root and etymology
consonantsTsade–Pe–Heh
“to watch, look out”
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 21:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 21:8, so the Hebrew word עַל־מִצְפֶּ֣ה (almitspe) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.8.W3.S1) and character.