Isaiah 14:13:7Isa.14.13.W7TAB

לְכֽוֹכְבֵי־אֵ֖ל

lekhokhveel

“to the stars of God”

Transliteration: le-kho-khve-EL
Extended: leh-khoh-khvee-EEL
IPA: /ləxoːxˈveː.ʔeːl/

Meaning by language

English: to the stars of God

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

לְ + כֽוֹ + כְבֵי + אֵ֖ל

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le + kho + khve + el

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lekhokhveel

Alphabet Analysis

	Lamed	l as in law
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Kaf	k with dagesh; kh without
	Vav	v as in vine; marks long ō / ū
	Holem	long 'oh' as in go
	Kaf	k with dagesh; kh without
	Sheva	silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
	Bet	b with dagesh; v without dagesh
	Tsere	long 'ey' as in they
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
	Tsere	long 'ey' as in they
	Lamed	l as in law

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

word
le-kho-khve-EL
phraseyour reading level
mim-MA-al le-kho-khve-EL
clause
ve-a-TA a-MAR-ta bil-le-VAV-kha ha-sha-MA-yim e-e-le mim-MA-al le-kho-khve-EL a-RIM kis-I
sentence
ve-a-TA a-MAR-ta bil-le-VAV-kha ha-sha-MA-yim e-e-le mim-MA-al le-kho-khve-EL a-RIM kis-I ve-e-SHEV be-har-mo-ED be-yar-ke-TE tsa-FON

Exegesis

The prepositional pair mima‘al lekokhvei-’el {מִמַּ֥עַל לְכֽוֹכְבֵי־אֵ֖ל | mi-ma-‘āl lə-ḵok-hĕ-vê-’ĕl} “from above to stars of God” constructs a vertical spatial hierarchy.

In context — Isaiah 14:13

But you said in your heart, “To the heavens I will ascend; above the stars of God I will lift up my throne; I will sit on the mountain of assembly , in the far reaches of the north.”

About this coordinate

Isaiah 14:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 14:13, so the Hebrew word לְכֽוֹכְבֵי־אֵ֖ל (lekhokhveel) 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.14.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.13.W7.S1) and character.

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