Isaiah 13:6:1Isa.13.6.W1TAB
הֵילִ֕ילוּ
helilu
“wail”
- Transliteration
- he-li-LU
- Extended
- heeh-lee-LUU
- IPA
- /heː.liˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wail
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-li-LU
- clause
he-li-LU KI ka-ROV YOM ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
he-li-LU KI ka-ROV YOM ye-ho-VAH ke-SHOD mi-sha-DAI ya-VO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperative heylilu {הֵילִילוּ | hêylilû} ‘wail,’ a Piel stem intensifying the communal lament.
Root and etymology
י־ל־לy-l-l
“to howl, wail”
In context — Isaiah 13:6
Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; as devastation , it will come from the Almighty.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 13:6, so the Hebrew word הֵילִ֕ילוּ (helilu) 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.13.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.6.W1.S1) and character.