Isaiah 22:1:3Isa.22.1.W3TAB
חִזָּי֑וֹן
khizayon
“vision”
- Transliteration
- khi-za-YON
- Extended
- khih-zaa-YOHN
- IPA
- /ħiz.zɔːˈjoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- vision
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khi-za-YON
- phraseyour reading level
GE khi-za-YON
- clause
ma-SA GE khi-za-YON
- sentence
ma-SA GE khi-za-YON ma-LEKH E-fo KI-a-LIT ku-LAKH la-gag-GOT
Exegesis
The verse begins with massa {מַשָּׂא | massāʾ} ‘oracle’, a standard prophetic burden marker, followed by the construct chain gei khizzayôn {גֵּיא חִזָּי֑וֹן | gēʼ khizzayôn} ‘valley of vision’.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–zayin–heh
“to see, perceive”
In context — Isaiah 22:1
The oracle concerning the valley of vision: What is wrong with you now that you have all gone up to the rooftops ?
About this coordinate
Isaiah 22:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 22:1, so the Hebrew word חִזָּי֑וֹן (khizayon) 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.22.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.1.W3.S1) and character.