Isaiah 15:8:2Isa.15.8.W2TAB

הַזְּעָקָ֖ה

hazeaka

the outcry

Transliteration
ha-ze-a-KA
Extended
hah-zeh-ah-KAA
IPA
/haz.zaʕaˈqaː/

Meaning by language

English
the outcry

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + זְּ + עָ + קָ֖ה
ha + ze + a + ka
hazeaka

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Zayinz as in zero
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-ze-a-KA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ki-hi-KI-fa ha-ze-a-KA

  3. clause

    ki-hi-KI-fa ha-ze-a-KA et-ge-VUL mo-AV

  4. sentence

    ki-hi-KI-fa ha-ze-a-KA et-ge-VUL mo-AV ad-e-gla-YIM yil-la-TA u-ve-ER e-LIM yil-la-TA

Exegesis

The Hifil perfect verb hiqqîpāh {הִקִּיפָה | hiqqîpāh} ‘has surrounded’ conveys active encirclement of the noun haze‘āqâ {הַזְּעָקָה | haze‘āqâ} ‘the cry’.

Root and etymology

Rootzayin-ayin-qoph

to cry out

In contextIsaiah 15:8

For the cry has gone around the border of Moab , its wailing reaches Eglaim , and the wailing continues at Beer Elim.

About this coordinate

Isaiah 15:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 15:8, so the Hebrew word הַזְּעָקָ֖ה (hazeaka) 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.15.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.8.W2.S1) and character.