Isaiah 23:6:2Isa.23.6.W2TAB
תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה
tarshisha
“to Tarshish”
- Transliteration
- tar-shi-SHA
- Extended
- tahr-shee-SHAH
- IPA
- /tar.ʃiːˈʃaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Tarshish
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tar-shi-SHA
- clause
iv-REV tar-shi-SHA
- sentence
iv-REV tar-shi-SHA hei-li-LU yo-she-VEI I
Exegesis
The first verb ivru {עִבְר֖וּ | ʿiḇrû} ‘pass over’ is immediately followed by the destination Tarshisha {תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה | ṭaršîšāh}, whose directional ending signals motion “toward Tarshish,” so the line implies flight or relocation by sea.
Root and etymology
ṭ-r-štet–resh–shin
“uncertain (place-name)”
In context — Isaiah 23:6
Pass over to Tarshish ; wail, inhabitants of the coastland .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 23:6, so the Hebrew word תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה (tarshisha) 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.23.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.6.W2.S1) and character.