Isaiah 22:13:2Isa.22.13.W2TAB
שָׂשׂ֣וֹן
sason
“rejoicing”
- Transliteration
- sa-SON
- Extended
- sah-SOHN
- IPA
- /saˈsoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- rejoicing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| 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
sa-SON
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hi-NE sa-SON ve-sim-KHA
- clause
ve-hi-NE sa-SON ve-sim-KHA ha-ROG ba-KAR ve-sha-KHOT TSON a-KHOL ba-SAR ve-sha-TOT YA-yin
- sentence
ve-hi-NE sa-SON ve-sim-KHA ha-ROG ba-KAR ve-sha-KHOT TSON a-KHOL ba-SAR ve-sha-TOT YA-yin a-KHOL ve-sha-TO KI ma-KHAR na-MUT
Exegesis
The parallel pair sason {שָׂשׂוֹן | sā-sōn} ‘joy’ and vesimchah {שִׂמְחָה | sim-ḥāh} ‘gladness’ intensifies the celebratory tone.
Root and etymology
Roots–s–n
“rejoicing, jubilant joy”
In context — Isaiah 22:13
And behold, joy and gladness—killing oxen and slaughtering sheep, eating meat and drinking wine—“Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 22:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 22:13, so the Hebrew word שָׂשׂ֣וֹן (sason) 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.22.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.13.W2.S1) and character.