Isaiah 15:1:12Isa.15.1.W12TAB
קִיר־מוֹאָ֖ב
kirmoav
“Kir of Moab”
- Transliteration
- kir-mo-AV
- Extended
- kihr-moh-AV
- IPA
- /qiːr.moˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Kir of Moab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kir-mo-AV
- phraseyour reading level
shu-DAD kir-mo-AV
- clause
KI be-LEL shu-DAD AR mo-AV nid-MA KI be-LEL shu-DAD kir-mo-AV nid-MA
- sentence
ma-SA mo-AV KI be-LEL shu-DAD AR mo-AV nid-MA KI be-LEL shu-DAD kir-mo-AV nid-MA
Exegesis
nidmah with kir-mo'av {קִיר־מוֹאָב | qîr-mō-ʾāv}, creating a chiastic structure that intensifies the sense of abrupt ruin and enforced silence across Moab’s cities.
In context — Isaiah 15:1
A proclamation about Moab: in the night Ar of Moab is destroyed and silenced ; in the night Kir of Moab is destroyed and silenced.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Isaiah 15:1, so the Hebrew word קִיר־מוֹאָ֖ב (kirmoav) 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.15.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.1.W12.S1) and character.