Isaiah 15:5:3Isa.15.5.W3TAB
יִזְעָ֔ק
yizak
“cries out”
- Transliteration
- yiz-AK
- Extended
- yihz-AAK
- IPA
- /jizˈʕaːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- cries out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
yiz-AK
- 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 Qal imperfect yiz‘aq {יִזְעָק | yiz-‘āq} ‘cries out’ indicates ongoing lamentation.
Root and etymology
z-‘-qzayin–ayin–qoph
“to cry out”
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 15:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 15:5, so the Hebrew word יִזְעָ֔ק (yizak) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.5.W3.S1) and character.