Isaiah 14:4:5Isa.14.4.W5TAB
בָּבֶ֖ל
bavel
“Babylon”
- Transliteration
- ba-VEL
- Extended
- baa-VEHL
- IPA
- /bɔːˈvɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Babylon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-VEL
- phraseyour reading level
al-ME-lekh ba-VEL
- clause
ve-na-SA-ta ha-ma-SHAL ha-ZE al-ME-lekh ba-VEL ve-a-MAR-ta
- sentence
ve-na-SA-ta ha-ma-SHAL ha-ZE al-ME-lekh ba-VEL ve-a-MAR-ta EKH sha-VAT no-GESH shav-TA mad-HE-va
Exegesis
The demonstrative hazzeh {הַזֶּ֛ה | haz-zēh} ‘this’ specifies the oracle directed by al {עַל־ | ’al} against melekh bavel {מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל | me-lē-ḵ bā-vel} ‘king of Babylon’.
In context — Isaiah 14:4
Then you will lift up this proverb against the king of Babylon and say, “See how the oppressor has come to an end; the insolence has ceased!”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 14:4, so the Hebrew word בָּבֶ֖ל (bavel) 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.14.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.4.W5.S1) and character.