Isaiah 15:1:6Isa.15.1.W6TAB

עָ֤ר

ar

Ar

Transliteration
AR
Extended
AAR
IPA
/ˈʕaːr/

Meaning by language

English
Ar

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    AR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    shu-DAD AR mo-AV

  3. clause

    KI be-LEL shu-DAD AR mo-AV nid-MA KI be-LEL shu-DAD kir-mo-AV nid-MA

  4. 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 …

In contextIsaiah 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 15:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 15:1, so the Hebrew word עָ֤ר (ar) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.1.W6.S1) and character.