Isaiah 22:10:3Isa.22.10.W3TAB
סְפַרְתֶּ֑ם
sefartem
“you counted”
- Transliteration
- se-far-TEM
- Extended
- seh-fahr-TEM
- IPA
- /səfarˈtɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- you counted
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
se-far-TEM
- clause
ve-ET-ba-TE ye-ru-sha-LIM se-far-TEM
- sentence
ve-ET-ba-TE ye-ru-sha-LIM se-far-TEM va-tit-TSU ha-ba-TIM le-va-TSER ha-kho-MA
Exegesis
The first verb sefaratem {סְפַרְתֶּ֑ם | sə-par-tem} ‘you counted’ presents a completed action, and the following wayyiqtol vatittsu {וַתִּתְֿצוּ֙ | wat-tit-ṣû} ‘and you pulled down’ continues the sequence with a second action against habbatim {הַבָּ֣תִּ֔ים | hab-bā-tîm} ‘the houses’.
Root and etymology
consonantssamekh–peh–resh
“to count, recount”
In context — Isaiah 22:10
And you tallied the houses of Jerusalem, and you pulled down the houses to fortify the wall .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 22:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 22:10, so the Hebrew word סְפַרְתֶּ֑ם (sefartem) 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.22.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.10.W3.S1) and character.