Isaiah 49:2:7Isa.49.2.W7TAB

הֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִי

hekhbiani

he hid me

Transliteration
he-kh-bi-A-ni
Extended
heh-kheh-bih-EE-ah-NEE
IPA
/hɛχ.biːˈʔaː.niː/

Meaning by language

English
he hid me

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הֶ + חְ + בִּי + אָ֑ + נִי
he + kh + bi + a + ni
hekhbiani

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    he-kh-bi-A-ni

  2. clause

    va-ya-SEM PI ke-KHE-rev kha-DA be-TSEL ya-DO he-kh-bi-A-ni

  3. 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 Hiphil forms hekhbiani {הֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִי | heḥbiʼānî} and histirani {הִסְתִּירָֽנִי | histîrānî} of hiding underscore divine concealment.

In contextIsaiah 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 49:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 49:2, so the Hebrew word הֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִי (hekhbiani) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.49.2.W7.S1) and character.