Isaiah 13:1:2Isa.13.1.W2TAB
בָּבֶ֑ל
bavel
“Babylon”
- Transliteration
- ba-VEL
- Extended
- baa-VEHL
- IPA
- /baːˈvɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Babylon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-VEL
- clause
ma-SA ba-VEL
- sentence
ma-SA ba-VEL a-SHER kha-ZA ye-sha-YA-hu ben-A-mots
Exegesis
The verse begins with the noun massa {מַשָּׂא | maśśāʾ} ‘oracle’, a technical term for prophetic pronouncement, followed by the proper noun bavel {בָּבֶל | bāḇēl} ‘Babylon’ as the direct object.
Root and etymology
consonantsbet–lamed–lamed
“to mix, confuse”
In context — Isaiah 13:1
The oracle concerning Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 13:1, so the Hebrew word בָּבֶ֑ל (bavel) 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.13.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.1.W2.S1) and character.