Isaiah 15:4:4Isa.15.4.W4TAB
עַד־יַ֖הַץ
adyahats
“as far as Jahaz”
- Transliteration
- ad-ya-HATS
- Extended
- ahd-yah-HATS
- IPA
- /ʕad.jaˈhats/
Meaning by language
- English
- as far as Jahaz
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ad-ya-HATS
- clause
va-tiz-AK khe-sh- BON ve-el-a-LE ad-ya-HATS nish-ma ko-LAM
- sentence
va-tiz-AK khe-sh- BON ve-el-a-LE ad-ya-HATS nish-ma ko-LAM al-KEN kha-lu-TSE mo-AV ya-ri-U naf-SHO yar-e-A LO
Exegesis
The phrase ad-yaḥaṣ {עַד־יַהַץ | ʿad-ya-ḥaṣ} ‘as far as Jahaz’ marks the geographic reach of the lament.
In context — Isaiah 15:4
Heshbon and Elealeh cried out; their voice was heard as far as Jahaz . Therefore, Moab’s armed men shouted; his soul trembled within him.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:4:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 15:4, so the Hebrew word עַד־יַ֖הַץ (adyahats) 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.15.4.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.4.W4.S1) and character.