Isaiah 22:9:8Isa.22.9.W8TAB
הַבְּרֵכָ֖ה
haberekha
“the pool”
- Transliteration
- ha-be-re-KHA
- Extended
- hah-beh-reh-KHAA
- IPA
- /hab.bəreːˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the pool
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-be-re-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
et-ME ha-be-re-KHA
- clause
va-te-kab-TSU et-ME ha-be-re-KHA ha-takh-to-NA
- 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
Finally, the noun phrase et-mei ha-bereikha ha-tachtonah {אֶת־מֵ֥י הַבְּרֵכָה הַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽה | ʾet-mê hab-brē-ḵā hattakh-to-nāh} ‘the waters of the lower pool’ uses the direct object marker, noun construct, and two definite articles to specify a particular reservoir. In English, subjects, verbs, and objects are reordered into a clear SVO pattern, and the noun-adjective pairing “lower pool” preserves the original descriptive order.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–resh–kaph
“pool, reservoir”
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 22:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 22:9, so the Hebrew word הַבְּרֵכָ֖ה (haberekha) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.9.W8.S1) and character.