Isaiah 25:5:2Isa.25.5.W2TAB
בְּצָי֔וֹן
betsayon
“in dryness”
- Transliteration
- be-tsa-YON
- Extended
- beh-tsah-YOHN
- IPA
- /bətsaˈjoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- in dryness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-tsa-YON
- phraseyour reading level
ke-KHO-rev be-tsa-YON
- clause
ke-KHO-rev be-tsa-YON she-ON za-RIM takh-ni-I-a
- sentence
ke-KHO-rev be-tsa-YON she-ON za-RIM takh-ni-I-a KHO-rev be-TSEL AV ze-MIR a-ri-TSIM ya-a-NE
Exegesis
The adverbial modifier betsayôn {בְּצָיוֹן | bə-ṣā-yōn} ‘in a dry place’ intensifies exposure.
In context — Isaiah 25:5
As the heat in a dry place, You humble the uproar of strangers; as the heat in the shadow of a cloud, the song of the ruthless ones is brought low.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 25:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 25:5, so the Hebrew word בְּצָי֔וֹן (betsayon) 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.25.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.25.5.W2.S1) and character.