Isaiah 23:13:1Isa.23.13.W1TAB
הֵ֣ן
hen
“behold”
- Transliteration
- HEN
- Extended
- HEEN
- IPA
- /ˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HEN
- phraseyour reading level
HEN E-rets kas-de-DIM
- clause
HEN E-rets kas-de-DIM ZE ha-AM LO ha-YA a-SHUR ye-sa-DA le-tsi-YIM
- sentence
HEN E-rets kas-de-DIM ZE ha-AM LO ha-YA a-SHUR ye-sa-DA le-tsi-YIM he-ki-MU be-khi-NA-yv va-khu-NA-yv o-re-RU ar-me-no-TE-ha sa-MA le-map-pe-LA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the discourse marker hen {הֵן | hên} ‘behold,’ introducing attention to eretz kasdim {אֶרֶץ כַּשְׂדִּים | ʾe-reṣ ka-sə-dîm} ‘land of the Chaldeans.’
In context — Isaiah 23:13
Behold, the land of the Chaldeans —this people did not exist; Assyria founded it for desert creatures, they set up its watchtowers, they stripped her palaces , and made it a ruin.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 23:13, so the Hebrew word הֵ֣ן (hen) 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.23.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.13.W1.S1) and character.