Isaiah 14:19:11Isa.14.19.W11TAB
אֶל־אַבְנֵי־ב֖וֹר
elavnevohr
“to stones of a pit”
- Transliteration
- el-av-NE-VOHR
- Extended
- ehl-av-NEE-VOOHR
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔavˈneː.voːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to stones of a pit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-av-NE-VOHR
- phraseyour reading level
yo-re-DE el-av-NE-VOHR
- clause
yo-re-DE el-av-NE-VOHR ke-FE-ger mu-VAS
- sentence
ve-a-TA hash-la-KHA mik-kiv-re-KHA ke-NE-tser nit-a-V le-VUSH ha-ru-GIM me-to-a-NE KHA-rev yo-re-DE el-av-NE-VOHR ke-FE-ger mu-VAS
Exegesis
The construct chain ʾel-ʾavnê-ḇôr {אֶל־אַבְנֵי־ב֖וֹר | ʾel-ʾavnê-ḇôr} ‘to the stones of the pit’ situates this descent in a deep pit, reinforcing total humiliation.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–vav–resh
“pit, well”
In context — Isaiah 14:19
But you have been thrown away from your grave like a despised shoot , clothed with the slain, pierced by the sword, descending to the stones of the pit—like a carcass trampled .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 14:19, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אַבְנֵי־ב֖וֹר (elavnevohr) 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.14.19.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.19.W11.S1) and character.