Isaiah 23:18:2Isa.23.18.W2TAB
סַחְרָ֜הּ
sakhrah
“her merchandise”
- Transliteration
- sakh-RAH
- Extended
- sahkh-RAA
- IPA
- /saħˈraːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- her merchandise
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
sakh-RAH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA sakh-RAH
- clause
ve-ha-YA sakh-RAH ve-et-na-NAH KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH LO ye-a-TSER ve-LO ye-kha-SEN
- sentence
ve-ha-YA sakh-RAH ve-et-na-NAH KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH LO ye-a-TSER ve-LO ye-kha-SEN KI la-yo-she-VIM lif-NE ye-ho-VAH yih-ye sakh-RAH le-e-KHOL le-sa-ve-A ve-lim-kha-SE a-TIK
Exegesis
The coordinated nouns saḥrah {סַחְרָ֜הּ | saḥ-rāh} ‘her merchandise’ and ve’etnannah {וְאֶתְנַנָּ֗הּ | wə-’eṯ-nan-nāh} ‘her harlot’s pay’ function as the subject of kodesh {קֹ֚דֶשׁ | qō-ḏeš} ‘holiness’ with the dative la-YHWH {לַֽיהוָ֔ה | la-YHWH} ‘to the LORD.’
Finally, the verbless clause yihyeh saḥrah {יִהְיֶה סַחְרָהּ | yih-yēh saḥ-rāh} governs a tricolon of infinitives: le’ekhol {לֶאֱכֹל | le-’ē-ḵōl} ‘to eat,’ lesaveah {לְשָׂבְעָה | li-sā-və-‘āh} ‘for satisfaction,’ and velimkasse {וְלִמְכַסֶּה | wə-lim-ḵas-sēh} ‘and for covering,’ modified by atik {עָתִֽיק | ‘ā-tîq} ‘enduring,’ depicting communal provision.
Root and etymology
s-ḥ-rsamekh–ḥet–resh
“to trade”
In context — Isaiah 23:18
And her merchandise and her harlot’s pay will be holiness to the LORD ; it will not be stored up or hoarded, for her merchandise will be for those who dwell before the LORD, for food in abundance , and for enduring clothing.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 23:18, so the Hebrew word סַחְרָ֜הּ (sakhrah) 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.23.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.18.W2.S1) and character.