Isaiah 22:8:3Isa.22.8.W3TAB
מָסַ֣ךְ
masakh
“covering”
- Transliteration
- ma-SAKH
- Extended
- maa-SAHKH
- IPA
- /maːˈsax/
Meaning by language
- English
- covering
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-SAKH
- phraseyour reading level
ma-SAKH ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-ye-GAL ET ma-SAKH ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ye-GAL ET ma-SAKH ye-hu-DA va-tab-BET ba-YOM ha-HU el-NE-shek BET ha-YA-ar
Exegesis
The accusative marker et {אֵ֖ת | ʾēṯ} assigns masakh {מָסַ֣ךְ | mā·saḵ} ‘covering’ as its direct object. The construct chain masakh Yehudah links “covering of Judah” through a genitive relation.
Root and etymology
s-k-ksamekh–kaf–kaf
“cover, screen”
In context — Isaiah 22:8
And He uncovered the covering of Judah, and you looked on that day toward the weaponry in the House of the Forest.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 22:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 22:8, so the Hebrew word מָסַ֣ךְ (masakh) 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.22.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.8.W3.S1) and character.