Isaiah 13:5:8Isa.13.5.W8TAB
זַעְמ֔וֹ
zaemo
“his indignation”
- Transliteration
- za-e-MO
- Extended
- zah-eh-MOH
- IPA
- /zaʕˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his indignation
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
za-e-MO
- phraseyour reading level
u-khe-LE za-e-MO
- clause
Ye-ho-VAH u-khe-LE za-e-MO le-kha-BEL KAL-ha-A-rets
- sentence
ba-IM me-E-rets mer-khak mik-TSE ha-sha-MA-yim Ye-ho-VAH u-khe-LE za-e-MO le-kha-BEL KAL-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The coordination YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} and uklei za’amo {וּכְלֵי זַעְמוֹ | u-kəlê za‘mô} ‘the LORD and the instruments of His indignation’ aligns divine subject and appointed agents.
Root and etymology
z-ʿ-mzayin–ayin–mem
“to be angry”
In context — Isaiah 13:5
They come from a distant land, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the instruments of His indignation, to destroy all the land.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 13:5, so the Hebrew word זַעְמ֔וֹ (zaemo) 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.13.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.5.W8.S1) and character.