Isaiah 23:5:3Isa.23.5.W3TAB
יָחִ֖ילוּ
yakhilu
“they will writhe or tremble”
- Transliteration
- ya-KHI-lu
- Extended
- yaa-KHEE-loo
- IPA
- /jaːˈħiːluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will writhe or tremble
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Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ya-KHI-lu
- clause
ya-KHI-lu ke-SHE-ma TSOR
- sentence
ka-a-SHER-SHE-ma le-mits-RA-yim ya-KHI-lu ke-SHE-ma TSOR
Exegesis
The predicate yachilu {יָחִ֖ילוּ | yāḥîlû} ‘they will writhe’ provides the response, using a vivid motion-verb for emotional collapse.
In context — Isaiah 23:5
Just as when the report comes to Egypt, they will writhe, so it will be at the report of Tyre.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 23:5, so the Hebrew word יָחִ֖ילוּ (yakhilu) 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.23.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.5.W3.S1) and character.