Exodus 15:2:5Exod.15.2.W5TAB
לִֽישׁוּעָ֑ה
leeshuah
“for salvation”
- Transliteration
- lee-shu-AH
- Extended
- lee-shoo-AAH
- IPA
- /liː.ʃu.ˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for salvation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lee-shu-AH
- clause
oz-ZI ve-zim-RAT YAH va-ye-hi-LI lee-shu-AH
- sentence
oz-ZI ve-zim-RAT YAH va-ye-hi-LI lee-shu-AH ZE e-LI ve-an-VE-hu e-lo-HE ah-VI va-a-rom-MEN-hu
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive va-yehi-li {וַיְהִי־לִ֖י | wayyəhî-lî} ‘and it became for me’ introduces the result clause li-yeshuah {לִישׁוּעָה | lî-šûʿāh} ‘salvation,’ marking realized deliverance.
Root and etymology
י־ש־ע
“deliverance”
In context — Exodus 15:2
My strength and song is the LORD , and He has become my salvation . This is my God , and I will exalt Him.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 15:2, so the Hebrew word לִֽישׁוּעָ֑ה (leeshuah) 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 Exod.15.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.2.W5.S1) and character.