Isaiah 23:10:3Isa.23.10.W3TAB
כַּיְאֹ֑ר
kayor
“like the Nile or like a river”
- Transliteration
- ka-yor
- Extended
- kah-YOHR
- IPA
- /kajˈʔoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the Nile or like a river
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-yor
- clause
iv-RI ar-TSEKH ka-yor
- sentence
iv-RI ar-TSEKH ka-yor bat-tar-SHISH EN ME-zakh OD
Exegesis
The simile introduced by kā-yəʼôr {כַיְאֹ֑ר | ka-yeʼôr} ‘like the Nile’ evokes imagery of unrestricted water flow.
Root and etymology
y-ʾ-ryod–aleph–resh
“to flow”
In context — Isaiah 23:10
Pass through your land as the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no restraint any longer.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 23:10, so the Hebrew word כַּיְאֹ֑ר (kayor) 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.23.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.10.W3.S1) and character.