Isaiah 23:10:4Isa.23.10.W4TAB
בַּת־תַּרְשִׁ֕ישׁ
battarshish
“daughter of Tarshish”
- Transliteration
- bat-tar-SHISH
- Extended
- baht-tahr-SHIHSH
- IPA
- /bat.tarˈʃiːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- daughter of Tarshish
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bat-tar-SHISH
- clause
bat-tar-SHISH EN ME-zakh OD
- sentence
iv-RI ar-TSEKH ka-yor bat-tar-SHISH EN ME-zakh OD
Exegesis
This is followed by the vocative bat-tārshîš {בַּת־תַּרְשִׁ֕ישׁ | bat-tārshîš} ‘Daughter of Tarshish’, personifying Tyre.
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 23:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 23:10, so the Hebrew word בַּת־תַּרְשִׁ֕ישׁ (battarshish) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.10.W4.S1) and character.