Isaiah 23:14:5Isa.23.14.W5TAB
שֻׁדַּ֖ד
shuddad
“is devastated”
- Transliteration
- shud-DAD
- Extended
- shuhd-DAHD
- IPA
- /ʃudˈdad/
Meaning by language
- English
- is devastated
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shud-DAD
- phraseyour reading level
KI shud-DAD
- clause
KI shud-DAD ma-uZ-ZE-khen
- sentence
he-i-LI-lu o-ni-YOT tar-SHISH KI shud-DAD ma-uZ-ZE-khen
Exegesis
The verb šuddād {שֻׁדַּ֖ד | šuddād}, a Pual perfect, conveys completed passive devastation.
Root and etymology
ש־ד־ד
“to devastate”
In context — Isaiah 23:14
Wail, ships of Tarshish, for your fortress has been devastated.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 23:14, so the Hebrew word שֻׁדַּ֖ד (shuddad) 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.23.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.14.W5.S1) and character.