Isaiah 15:8:5Isa.15.8.W5TAB
עַד־אֶגְלַ֙יִם֙
adeglayim
“as far as Eglaim”
- Transliteration
- ad-e-gla-YIM
- Extended
- ahd-eh-glah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʕad.ʔɛɡlaˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- as far as Eglaim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ad-e-gla-YIM
- clause
ad-e-gla-YIM yil-la-TA u-ve-ER e-LIM yil-la-TA
- 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 preposition ’ad {עַד | ’ad} ‘as far as’ designates the extent to Eglaim {אֶגְלַ֙יִם֙ | eglayîm} ‘Eglaim’, followed by the suffixed noun yillattāh {יִלְלָתָ֔הּ | yillattāh} ‘its wailing’.
In context — Isaiah 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 15:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 15:8, so the Hebrew word עַד־אֶגְלַ֙יִם֙ (adeglayim) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.8.W5.S1) and character.