Isaiah 23:7:8Isa.23.7.W8TAB
מֵֽרָח֖וֹק
merakhok
“from far away”
- Transliteration
- me-ra-KHOK
- Extended
- mee-raa-KHOHK
- IPA
- /meːraːˈħoːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- from far away
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-ra-KHOK
- clause
mi-me-KE-dem kad-ma-TA yo-vi-LU-ha rag-le-HA me-ra-KHOK la-GUR
- sentence
ha-ZOT la-KHEM a-li-ZA mi-me-KE-dem kad-ma-TA yo-vi-LU-ha rag-le-HA me-ra-KHOK la-GUR
Exegesis
The preposition merachoq {מֵרָחוֹק | mê-ra-ḥôq} ‘from afar’ plus the infinitive construct lagur {לָגוּר | lā-gûr} ‘to sojourn’ conveys outcome of exile. The structure (question + relative temporal clause + result clause) underscores the city’s fall from rejoicing to displacement.
In context — Isaiah 23:7
Is this your joyous city , whose origin is from days of old? Her feet will carry her far away to dwell as a sojourner .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 23:7, so the Hebrew word מֵֽרָח֖וֹק (merakhok) 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.23.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.7.W8.S1) and character.