Isaiah 39:3:2Isa.39.3.W2TAB
יְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּ
yeshayahu
“Isaiah”
- Transliteration
- ye-sha-YA-hu
- Extended
- yeh-shah-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /jəʃaʕˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Isaiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ye-sha-YA-hu
- phraseyour reading level
ye-sha-YA-hu ha-na-VI
- clause
va-ya-BO ye-sha-YA-hu ha-na-VI el-ha-ME-lekh khiz-ki-YA-hu
- sentence
va-ya-BO ye-sha-YA-hu ha-na-VI el-ha-ME-lekh khiz-ki-YA-hu va-yo-MER e-LAV MA a-me-RU ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le u-me-A-yin ya-BO-u e-LE-kha va-yo-MER khiz-ki-YA-hu me-E-rets re-kho-KA ba-U e-LAI mi-ba-VEL
Exegesis
The appositional phrase yeshayahu hannāvî {יְשַׁעְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא | yᵊša‘yəyāhû hannāvî} identifies Isaiah’s prophetic office.
In context — Isaiah 39:3
Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and asked him, “What did these men speak about, and where did they come from to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a far land, from Babylon .”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 39:3, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּ (yeshayahu) 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.39.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.3.W2.S1) and character.