Isaiah 14:12:2Isa.14.12.W2TAB
נָפַ֥לְתָּ
nafalta
“you have fallen”
- Transliteration
- na-FAL-ta
- Extended
- naa-FAHL-tah
- IPA
- /naːˈfal.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you have fallen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
na-FAL-ta
- phraseyour reading level
na-FAL-ta mish-sha-MA-yim
- clause
EKH na-FAL-ta mish-sha-MA-yim he-LEL ben-SHA-khar
- sentence
EKH na-FAL-ta mish-sha-MA-yim he-LEL ben-SHA-khar nig-DA-ta la-A-rets kho-LESH al-GO-yim
Exegesis
The perfect verb nafalta {נָפַ֥לְתָּ | nā-pal-tā} marks a completed reversal of status.
In context — Isaiah 14:12
How you have fallen from the heavens, O shining one , son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, you who laid low the nations.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 14:12, so the Hebrew word נָפַ֥לְתָּ (nafalta) 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.14.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.12.W2.S1) and character.