Isaiah 14:21:4Isa.14.21.W4TAB
בַּעֲוֺ֣ן
baavon
“for the guilt of”
- Transliteration
- ba-a-VON
- Extended
- bah-ah-VON
- IPA
- /baʕaˈwoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the guilt of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-a-VON
- phraseyour reading level
ba-a-VON a-vo-TAM
- 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 construct baavon avotam {בַּעֲוֺ֣ן אֲבוֹתָ֑ם | baʿ-ā-vōn ʾa-vō-tām} “for the iniquity of their fathers” assigns causal motive.
Root and etymology
ע־ו־ן
“iniquity, guilt”
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 14:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 14:21, so the Hebrew word בַּעֲוֺ֣ן (baavon) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.21.W4.S1) and character.