Isaiah 49:2:5Isa.49.2.W5TAB
בְּצֵ֥ל
betsel
“in the shadow of”
- Transliteration
- be-TSEL
- Extended
- beh-TSEEL
- IPA
- /bəˈtseːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the shadow of
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TSEL
- phraseyour reading level
be-TSEL ya-DO
- 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
Betzel yaddo {בְּצֵ֥ל יָד֖וֹ | bə-ṣēl yādô} ‘in the shadow of his hand’ functions as a protective circumstantial clause.
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 49:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 49:2, so the Hebrew word בְּצֵ֥ל (betsel) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.49.2.W5.S1) and character.