Isaiah 14:21:2Isa.14.21.W2TAB
לְבָנָ֛יו
levanav
“for his sons”
- Transliteration
- le-va-NAV
- Extended
- leh-vah-NAAV
- IPA
- /ləvaːˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- for his sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
le-va-NAV
- phraseyour reading level
ha-KHI-nu le-va-NAV
- clause
ha-KHI-nu le-va-NAV mat-be-KHAKH ba-a-VON a-vo-TAM
- sentence
ha-KHI-nu le-va-NAV mat-be-KHAKH ba-a-VON a-vo-TAM bal-ya-KU-mu ve-ya-re-SHU A-rets u-mal-E-u pe-NE-TE-vel A-rim
Exegesis
The beneficiary phrase levanav {לְבָנָ֛יו | lə-van-āv} “for his sons” follows as a prepositional phrase.
In context — Isaiah 14:21
Prepare slaughter for his sons because of the iniquity of their fathers, so that they may not rise up and take possession of the land, and so that they may not cover the face of the world with cities.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 14:21, so the Hebrew word לְבָנָ֛יו (levanav) 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.14.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.21.W2.S1) and character.