Isaiah 22:9:3Isa.22.9.W3TAB
עִיר־דָּוִ֛ד
irdavid
“City-of David”
- Transliteration
- IR-da-VID
- Extended
- ih-r-da-VEED
- IPA
- /ʕiːr.daːˈviːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- City-of David
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
IR-da-VID
- 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
ד־ו־ד
“beloved”
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 22:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 22:9, so the Hebrew word עִיר־דָּוִ֛ד (irdavid) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.9.W3.S1) and character.