Isaiah 21:9:14Isa.21.9.W14TAB
שִׁבַּ֥ר
shibar
“he has shattered”
- Transliteration
- shi-BAR
- Extended
- shih-BAR
- IPA
- /ʃibˈbar/
Meaning by language
- English
- he has shattered
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shi-BAR
- phraseyour reading level
shi-BAR la-A-rets
- clause
va-ya-AN va-yo-MER naf-LA naf-LA BA-vel ve-KHOL-pe-si-LE e-lo-HE-ha shi-BAR la-A-rets
- sentence
ve-hin-NE-ze BA RE-khev ISH TSE-med pa-ra-SHIM va-ya-AN va-yo-MER naf-LA naf-LA BA-vel ve-KHOL-pe-si-LE e-lo-HE-ha shi-BAR la-A-rets
Exegesis
The chain pǝ·sî·lê ʾĕ·lō·hê·hā {פְּסִילֵי אֱלֹהֶיהָ | pǝ·sî·lê ʾĕ·lō·hê·hā} maintains the possessive structure, and the verb šib·bār {שִׁבַּר | šib·bār} plus lā·ʾā·reṣ {לָאָרֶץ | lā·ʾā·reṣ} conveys total destruction by casting the idols to the earth.
Root and etymology
š-b-rshin–bet–resh
“to break, shatter”
In context — Isaiah 21:9
And behold, here comes a chariot of a man with a pair of horsemen. And he answered and said, “Babylon has fallen, has fallen; and all the idols of her gods he has shattered to the ground .”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:9:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Isaiah 21:9, so the Hebrew word שִׁבַּ֥ר (shibar) 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.21.9.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.9.W14.S1) and character.