Isaiah 14:10:9Isa.14.10.W9TAB
נִמְשָֽׁלְתָּ׃
nimshalta
“you have been made like or you have become like”
- Transliteration
- nim-shal-TA
- Extended
- nihm-shahl-TAA
- IPA
- /nim.ʃalˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you have been made like or you have become like
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
nim-shal-TA
- phraseyour reading level
e-LEI-nu nim-shal-TA
- clause
gam-A-ta khu-LEI-ta kha-MO-nu e-LEI-nu nim-shal-TA
- sentence
ku-LAM ya-a-NU ve-yo-me-RU e-LE-kha gam-A-ta khu-LEI-ta kha-MO-nu e-LEI-nu nim-shal-TA
Exegesis
The Niphal perfect nimshalta {נִמְשָׁלְתָּ | nimšāl·tā} restates passive likeness, creating symmetrical parallelism that emphasizes the king’s diminished status.
Root and etymology
m-š-lMem–Shin–Lamed
“to be likened”
In context — Isaiah 14:10
All of them will respond and say to you, “You also have been made feeble like us; you have become similar to us.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 14:10, so the Hebrew word נִמְשָֽׁלְתָּ׃ (nimshalta) 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.14.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.10.W9.S1) and character.