Isaiah 22:13:3Isa.22.13.W3TAB
וְשִׂמְחָ֗ה
vesimkha
“and gladness”
- Transliteration
- ve-sim-KHA
- Extended
- veh-sihm-KHAA
- IPA
- /vəsimˈħaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and gladness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-sim-KHA
- 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–m–ḥ
“gladness, delight”
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 22:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 22:13, so the Hebrew word וְשִׂמְחָ֗ה (vesimkha) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.13.W3.S1) and character.