Isaiah 23:13:10Isa.23.13.W10TAB
לְצִיִּ֑ים
letsiyim
“for desert creatures”
- Transliteration
- le-tsi-YIM
- Extended
- leh-tsee-YEEM
- IPA
- /lətsiːˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for desert creatures
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-tsi-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
ye-sa-DA le-tsi-YIM
- 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 Hiphil perfect yesadah {יְסָדָהּ | yə-sā-dāh} ‘he founded it’ governs the infinitive lə-ṣî-yîm {לְצִיִּים | lə-ṣî-yîm} in a purposive relationship ‘for desert creatures.’
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 23:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 23:13, so the Hebrew word לְצִיִּ֑ים (letsiyim) 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.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.13.W10.S1) and character.