Isaiah 22:16:12Isa.22.16.W12TAB
קִבְר֔וֹ
kivro
“his grave”
- Transliteration
- kiv-RO
- Extended
- kihv-ROH
- IPA
- /qivˈroː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his grave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kiv-RO
- clause
kho-tse-VI ma-ROM kiv-RO kho-kki va-SE-la mish-KAN LO
- sentence
ma-le-KHA PO u-MI le-KHA PO ki-kha-TSAV-ta le-KHA PO ka-VER kho-tse-VI ma-ROM kiv-RO kho-kki va-SE-la mish-KAN LO
Exegesis
This is followed by two participial sequences, chotzvê marôm kivrō {חֹצְבִי מָרוֹם קִבְר֔וֹ | ḥō-ṣə-ḇî mā-rōm qi-ḇrō} and ḥoqqê bassēla mišḵān lō {חֹקְקִי בַסֶּלַע מִשְׁכָּן לֽוֹ | ḥō-qə-ḵî ba-sē-lāʿ miš-kān lō}, vividly depicting the actions as ongoing. The spatial detail in bassēla mišḵān lō ‘in the rock a dwelling for himself’ emphasizes permanence. The progression from interrogation to vivid portrayal underscores the prophet’s rebuke of prideful preparations for death.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–bet–resh
“to bury”
In context — Isaiah 22:16
“What are you doing here, and who is here for you, that you have hewn for yourself a sepulchre here, as one who hews on high his own tomb and engraves for himself a dwelling in the rock?”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 22:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Isaiah 22:16, so the Hebrew word קִבְר֔וֹ (kivro) 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.22.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.16.W12.S1) and character.