Isaiah 14:12:8Isa.14.12.W8TAB
חוֹלֵ֖שׁ
kholesh
“overpowering”
- Transliteration
- kho-LESH
- Extended
- khoh-LEESH
- IPA
- /ħoːˈleːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- overpowering
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kho-LESH
- clause
nig-DA-ta la-A-rets kho-LESH al-GO-yim
- 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
Finally, the participle cholesh {חוֹלֵשׁ | ḥô-leš} ‘one who subdued’ paired with al-goyim {עַל־גּוֹיִם | ʿal-gô-yim} ‘over the nations’ highlights former dominance, creating a parallel between heavenly fall and political overthrow.
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 14:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 14:12, so the Hebrew word חוֹלֵ֖שׁ (kholesh) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.12.W8.S1) and character.