Isaiah 21:8:6Isa.21.8.W6TAB
עֹמֵ֤ד
omed
“standing”
- Transliteration
- o-MED
- Extended
- oh-MEHD
- IPA
- /ʕoːˈmeːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- standing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
o-MED
- phraseyour reading level
o-MED ta-MID
- 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 divine title Adonai {אֲדֹנָ֗י | ă-dō-nāy} marks the address, followed by the participle o-med {עֹמֵ֤ד | ʿō-med} modified by the adverb tamid {תָּמִיד֙ | tā-mîḏ} and the temporal adverb yomam {יוֹמָ֔ם | yō-mām} to express ongoing daytime standing.
Root and etymology
consonantsAyin–Mem–Dalet
“to stand”
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 21:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 21:8, so the Hebrew word עֹמֵ֤ד (omed) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.8.W6.S1) and character.