Isaiah 15:3:8Isa.15.3.W8TAB
יְיֵלִ֖יל
yeyelil
“wails”
- Transliteration
- ye-ye-LIL
- Extended
- yeh-yeh-LEEL
- IPA
- /jəjeːˈliːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- wails
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ye-LIL
- phraseyour reading level
ku-LO ye-ye-LIL
- clause
AL ga-ga-te-HA u-vir-kho-vo-te-HA ku-LO ye-ye-LIL yo-RED ba-be-KHI
- sentence
be-khu-tso-TAV kha-ge-RU SAK AL ga-ga-te-HA u-vir-kho-vo-te-HA ku-LO ye-ye-LIL yo-RED ba-be-KHI
Exegesis
The Piel imperfect yeyelil {יְיֵלִּיל | yĕ-yê-lîl} intensifies the lament into wailing, leading into the participle yored {יֹרֵד | yō-rēd} which describes the downward movement of the mourners.
Root and etymology
י־ל־לy-l-l
“to wail, howl”
In context — Isaiah 15:3
In its streets they have girded themselves with sackcloth; on its rooftops and in its open squares every one wails, going down in weeping .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 15:3, so the Hebrew word יְיֵלִ֖יל (yeyelil) 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.15.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.3.W8.S1) and character.