Isaiah 13:10:6Isa.13.10.W6TAB
אוֹרָ֑ם
oram
“their light”
- Transliteration
- o-RAM
- Extended
- oh-RAAM
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their light
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-RAM
- clause
ki-kho-khve ha-sha-MA-yim u-khe-si-le-HEM LO ya-HEL-lu o-RAM
- sentence
ki-kho-khve ha-sha-MA-yim u-khe-si-le-HEM LO ya-HEL-lu o-RAM kha-SHAKH ha-SHE-mesh be-tse-TO ve-ya-RE-akh lo-ya-GI-ya o-RO
Exegesis
The coordinated subject kokhvei hashamayim {כוֹכְבֵ֤י הַשָּׁמַיִם֙ | kōkhēvē haššāmāyim} “stars of the heavens” joins ukesileihem {וּכְסִ֣ילֵיהֶם | ukesîlêhem} “their constellations” and governs the Hiphil imperfect yahelu {יָהֵ֖לּוּ | yāhēlû} with oram {אוֹרָ֑ם | ʾôrām} as its object.
Root and etymology
ʾ-v-raleph–vav–resh
“light, illumination”
In context — Isaiah 13:10
For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not give their light; the sun is darkened in its rising , and the moon will not cause its light to shine.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:10:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 13:10, so the Hebrew word אוֹרָ֑ם (oram) 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.13.10.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.10.W6.S1) and character.