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

Result
לְ + בָ + נָ֛יו
le + va + nav
levanav

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-va-NAV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-KHI-nu le-va-NAV

  3. clause

    ha-KHI-nu le-va-NAV mat-be-KHAKH ba-a-VON a-vo-TAM

  4. 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 contextIsaiah 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.