Isaiah 15:1:2Isa.15.1.W2TAB
מוֹאָ֑ב
moav
“Moab”
- Transliteration
- mo-AV
- Extended
- moh-AV
- IPA
- /moˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Moab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
mo-AV
- clause
ma-SA mo-AV
- 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 proper name mo'av {מוֹאָב | mō-ʾāv} identifies the object of judgment.
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 15:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 15:1, so the Hebrew word מוֹאָ֑ב (moav) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.1.W2.S1) and character.