Isaiah 22:10:6Isa.22.10.W6TAB
לְבַצֵּ֖ר
levatser
“to fortify”
- Transliteration
- le-va-TSER
- Extended
- leh-vah-TSEER
- IPA
- /ləvatˈtseːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to fortify
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-va-TSER
- clause
va-tit-TSU ha-ba-TIM le-va-TSER ha-kho-MA
- 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 infinitive construct with lamed, lebatser {לְבַצֵּ֖ר | lə-ḇaṣ-ṣēr} ‘to fortify’, expresses purpose and takes hachomah {הַחוֹמָֽה | ha-ḥō-māh} ‘the wall’ as its object. The clause order highlights the calculated assessment (counting) and costly action (demolition) before stating the defensive aim.
Root and etymology
consonantsbet–tsade–resh
“to make inaccessible, fortify”
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 22:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 22:10, so the Hebrew word לְבַצֵּ֖ר (levatser) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.10.W6.S1) and character.