Isaiah 15:5:2Isa.15.5.W2TAB
לְמוֹאָ֣ב
lemoav
“for Moab”
- Transliteration
- le-mo-AV
- Extended
- leh-moh-AAV
- IPA
- /ləmoˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- for Moab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-mo-AV
- phraseyour reading level
le-mo-AV yiz-AK
- clause
li-BI le-mo-AV yiz-AK be-ri-KHE-ha ad-TSO-ar eg-LAT she-li-SHI-ya
- sentence
li-BI le-mo-AV yiz-AK be-ri-KHE-ha ad-TSO-ar eg-LAT she-li-SHI-ya KI ma-a-LE hal-lu-KHIT biv-KHI ya-a-LE-BO KI DE-rekh kho-ro-NA-yim za-a-KAT-SHE-ver ye-o-E-ru
Exegesis
The verse opens with libbi {לִבִּי | libbî} ‘my heart’, expressing the prophet’s personal anguish for Moab through lemoav {לְמוֹאָב | lə-Mō-ʼāḇ} ‘for Moab’.
In context — Isaiah 15:5
My heart cries out for Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, like a three-year-old heifer. For on the ascent of Luhith they go in weeping ; for on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of destruction.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 15:5, so the Hebrew word לְמוֹאָ֣ב (lemoav) 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.15.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.5.W2.S1) and character.