Isaiah 13:5:9Isa.13.5.W9TAB
לְחַבֵּ֖ל
lekhabel
“to destroy”
- Transliteration
- le-kha-BEL
- Extended
- leh-khah-BEHL
- IPA
- /ləħabˈbɛːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to destroy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
le-kha-BEL
- 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 infinitive construct lechabel {לְחַבֵּל | lə-ḥabbêl} ‘to destroy’ expresses intended result, and kol-ha-aretz {כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ | kol-hā-ʾāreṣ} ‘all the land’ completes the purpose, with the definite article specifying totality. This structure foregrounds agency, origin, and purpose while preserving the ascending intensity of coming destruction.
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 13:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 13:5, so the Hebrew word לְחַבֵּ֖ל (lekhabel) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.5.W9.S1) and character.