Isaiah 13:8:11Isa.13.8.W11TAB
לְהָבִ֖ים
lehavim
“flames”
- Transliteration
- le-ha-VIM
- Extended
- leh-haa-VEEM
- IPA
- /ləhaːˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- flames
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-ha-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
pe-NE le-ha-VIM
- clause
ISH el-re-E-hu yit-ma-HU pe-NE le-ha-VIM pe-ne-HEM
- sentence
ve-niv-ha-LU tsi-RIM va-kha-va-LIM yo-a-KHE-zun ka-yo-LE-da ye-khi-LUN ISH el-re-E-hu yit-ma-HU pe-NE le-ha-VIM pe-ne-HEM
Exegesis
The repetition of penei {פְּנֵ֥י | pə-nê} ‘faces’—first with the prepositional lə-hā-ḇîm {לְהָבִ֖ים | lᵊ-hā-ḇîm} ‘to flames’, then as peneihem {פְּנֵיהֶֽם | pᵊ-nê-hêm} ‘their faces’—frames a chiastic structure that culminates in a vivid depiction of visible terror.
Root and etymology
“flame, heat”
In context — Isaiah 13:8
And they will be dismayed; birth-pangs and sorrows will seize them. Like a woman in childbirth, they will writhe; each man will be appalled at his companion, their faces like flames .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 13:8, so the Hebrew word לְהָבִ֖ים (lehavim) 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.13.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.8.W11.S1) and character.