Isaiah 22:11:1Isa.22.11.W1TAB
וּמִקְוָ֣ה
umikve
“and a collecting-pool or reservoir”
- Transliteration
- u-mik-VE
- Extended
- oo-mihk-VEH
- IPA
- /u.miqˈvɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a collecting-pool or reservoir
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-mik-VE
- phraseyour reading level
u-mik-VE a-si-TEM
- clause
u-mik-VE a-si-TEM BEN ha-kho-mo-TA-yim le-ME ha-be-re-KHA ha-ye-sha-NA
- sentence
u-mik-VE a-si-TEM BEN ha-kho-mo-TA-yim le-ME ha-be-re-KHA ha-ye-sha-NA ve-LO hi-BAT-tem el-o-SE-ha ve-yots-RA me-ra-KHOK LO re-i-TEM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive on umikvah {וּמִקְוָ֣ה | u-miq-vāh} linking this construction to prior context, followed by asitem {עֲשִׂיתֶם | ʿă-sî-ṯem} denoting deliberate action.
Root and etymology
q-w-hqof–vav–heh
“to gather, collect”
In context — Isaiah 22:11
And you made a reservoir between the two walls for the waters of the old pool, but you did not look to Him who made it, nor did you see Him who formed it long ago.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 22:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 22:11, so the Hebrew word וּמִקְוָ֣ה (umikve) 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.22.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.11.W1.S1) and character.