Isaiah 49:4:3Isa.49.4.W3TAB
לְרִ֣יק
lerik
“for emptiness”
- Transliteration
- le-RIK
- Extended
- leh-REEQ
- IPA
- /ləˈriːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- for emptiness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-RIK
- phraseyour reading level
le-RIK ya-GA-ti
- clause
va-a-NI a-MAR-ti le-RIK ya-GA-ti le-TO-hu ve-HE-vel ko-KHI ki-LEI-ti
- sentence
va-a-NI a-MAR-ti le-RIK ya-GA-ti le-TO-hu ve-HE-vel ko-KHI ki-LEI-ti a-KHEN mish-pa-TI et-ye-ho-VAH u-fe-u-la-TI et-e-lo-HAI
Exegesis
The perfect verb amarti {אָמַרְתִּי | ʾā-mar-tî} “I said” governs two coordinated clauses built on parallel prepositional phrases: le-rik {לְרִיק | lə-rîq} “for nothing” modifies yagati {יָגַעְתִּי | yā-gaʿ-tî} “I have labored,” while le-tohu ve-hevel {לְתֹהוּ וְהֶבֶל | lə-tō-hû wə-he-ḇel} “for emptiness and vanity” modifies killeiti {כִלֵּיתִי | kil-lê-tî} “I have exhausted,” underscoring the servant’s fruitless effort.
In context — Isaiah 49:4
But I said, “I have toiled for nothing; I have spent my strength on emptiness and vanity ; yet my judgment is with the LORD and my recompense is with my God .”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 49:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 49:4, so the Hebrew word לְרִ֣יק (lerik) 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.49.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.49.4.W3.S1) and character.