Isaiah 23:16:9Isa.23.16.W9TAB
הַרְבִּי־שִׁ֔יר
harbishir
“multiply song or sing much”
- Transliteration
- har-BI-SHIR
- Extended
- hahr-BEE-SHEER
- IPA
- /harˈbbiː.ʃiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- multiply song or sing much
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
har-BI-SHIR
- clause
he-ti-VI na-GEN har-BI-SHIR le-MA-an tiz-za-KHE-ri
- 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
This is followed by the sequence of imperatives sovi {סֹבִּי | sôbbî} ‘go around,’ heytivi {הֵיטִיבִי | hêṭîḇî} ‘play well,’ the Piel infinitive naggen {נַגֵּן | naggēn} ‘play music,’ and the compound harbi-shir {הַרְבִּי־שִׁיר | harbî-šîr} ‘make many songs,’ which heightens intensity through the maqqef linkage.
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 23:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 23:16, so the Hebrew word הַרְבִּי־שִׁ֔יר (harbishir) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.16.W9.S1) and character.