Isaiah 21:9:6Isa.21.9.W6TAB
פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים
parashim
“horsemen”
- Transliteration
- pa-ra-SHIM
- Extended
- pah-raa-SHEEM
- IPA
- /paː.raːˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- horsemen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
pa-ra-SHIM
- clause
ve-hin-NE-ze BA RE-khev ISH TSE-med pa-ra-SHIM
- 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 construct chain reḵeḇ ʾîš ṣe·meḏ pā·rā·šîm {רֶכֶב אִישׁ צֶמֶד פָּרָשִׁים | re·ḵe·ḇ ʾîš ṣe·meḏ pā·rā·šîm} combines a collective noun with a dual noun to emphasize two mounted riders.
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 21:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 21:9, so the Hebrew word פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים (parashim) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.9.W6.S1) and character.