Isaiah 15:2:1Isa.15.2.W1TAB
עָלָ֨ה
ala
“he has gone up”
- Transliteration
- A-la
- Extended
- AA-lah
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he has gone up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
A-la
- phraseyour reading level
A-la ha-BA-yit ve-di-VON
- clause
A-la ha-BA-yit ve-di-VON ha-ba-MOT le-VE-khi
- sentence
A-la ha-BA-yit ve-di-VON ha-ba-MOT le-VE-khi al-ne-VO ve-AL meid-VA mo-AV ye-ye-LIL be-khol-ro-shav kar-KHA khol-za-KAN ge-ru-A
Exegesis
The verse opens with the perfect verb alah {עָלָה | ʿā-lāh} ‘he goes up’, marking Moab’s ritual ascent.
In context — Isaiah 15:2
He goes up to the house , to Dibon, and to the high places for weeping. Over Nebo and over Medeba Moab wails ; every head is bald, and every beard is shorn.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 15:2, so the Hebrew word עָלָ֨ה (ala) 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.15.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.2.W1.S1) and character.