Isaiah 49:2:4Isa.49.2.W4TAB
חַדָּ֔ה
khada
“sharp”
- Transliteration
- kha-DA
- Extended
- khah-DDAH
- IPA
- /ħadˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sharp
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-DA
- phraseyour reading level
ke-KHE-rev kha-DA
- clause
va-ya-SEM PI ke-KHE-rev kha-DA be-TSEL ya-DO he-kh-bi-A-ni
- sentence
va-ya-SEM PI ke-KHE-rev kha-DA be-TSEL ya-DO he-kh-bi-A-ni va-ye-si-ME-ni le-KHETS ba-RUR be-ash-pa-TO his-ti-RA-ni
Exegesis
The comparison ke-herev khaddah {כְּחֶ֣רֶב חַדָּה | ke-ḥe-reḇ ḥaddāh} ‘like a sharp sword’ emphasizes the Servant’s effective speech.
Root and etymology
ḥ-d-dhet–dalet–dalet
“sharp, keen”
In context — Isaiah 49:2
He made my mouth a sword with a sharp edge; He sheltered me in the shadow of His hand. He made me a polished arrow ; in His quiver He concealed me.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 49:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 49:2, so the Hebrew word חַדָּ֔ה (khada) 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.49.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.49.2.W4.S1) and character.