Isaiah 23:16:2Isa.23.16.W2TAB
כִנּ֛וֹר
khinor
“a harp or lyre”
- Transliteration
- khi-NOR
- Extended
- khih-NOHR
- IPA
- /xinˈnoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a harp or lyre
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khi-NOR
- phraseyour reading level
ke-KHI khi-NOR
- clause
ke-KHI khi-NOR so-BI IR zo-NA ni-she-kha-KHA
- sentence
ke-KHI khi-NOR so-BI IR zo-NA ni-she-kha-KHA he-ti-VI na-GEN har-BI-SHIR le-MA-an tiz-za-KHE-ri
Exegesis
The verb kechi {קְחִי | kə-ḥî} ‘take’ governs kinnor {כִּנּוֹר | kinnôr} ‘harp,’ initiating the lament.
Root and etymology
RootKaf–Nun–Resh
“harp”
In context — Isaiah 23:16
Take a harp, go around the city, O forgotten harlot , play music well, sing countless songs , so that you may be remembered.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 23:16, so the Hebrew word כִנּ֛וֹר (khinor) 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.23.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.16.W2.S1) and character.