Isaiah 15:1:13Isa.15.1.W13TAB
נִדְמָֽה׃
nidma
“is silenced or is ruined”
- Transliteration
- nid-MA
- Extended
- nihd-MAA
- IPA
- /nidˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is silenced or is ruined
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nid-MA
- 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
The place name Ar {עָר | ʿār} is specified, followed by nidmah {נִדְמָה | nid-māh} in Nifal perfect to emphasize cessation. The parallel clause repeats ki be-leil shuddad …
Root and etymology
ד־מ־ה
“to be silent, cease”
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 15:1:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Isaiah 15:1, so the Hebrew word נִדְמָֽה׃ (nidma) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.1.W13.S1) and character.