Isaiah 22:9:2Isa.22.9.W2TAB
בְּקִיעֵ֧י
bekie
“breaches of”
- Transliteration
- be-ki-E
- Extended
- beh-kih-EE
- IPA
- /bəqiˈʕeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- breaches of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-ki-E
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ET be-ki-E IR-da-VID
- clause
ve-ET be-ki-E IR-da-VID re-i-TEM ki-ra-BU
- sentence
ve-ET be-ki-E IR-da-VID re-i-TEM ki-ra-BU va-te-kab-TSU et-ME ha-be-re-KHA ha-takh-to-NA
Exegesis
The phrase beki'ei 'ir-David {בְּקִיעֵי עִיר-דָּוִד | bə-qî-ʿêy ʿîr-dā-wîḏ} ‘breaches of the city of David’ employs a construct chain to express possession.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–qoph–ayin
“breach, splitting”
In context — Isaiah 22:9
And you saw the breaches of the city of David , that they were many, and you gathered the waters of the lower pool .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 22:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 22:9, so the Hebrew word בְּקִיעֵ֧י (bekie) 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.22.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.9.W2.S1) and character.