Isaiah 15:9:4Isa.15.9.W4TAB
מָ֣לְאוּ
maleu
“were filled”
- Transliteration
- ma-le-U
- Extended
- maa-leh-OO
- IPA
- /maːləˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- were filled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ma-le-U
- phraseyour reading level
ma-le-U DAM
- clause
KI MEI di-MON ma-le-U DAM ki-a-SHIT al-di-MON no-sa-FOT
- sentence
KI MEI di-MON ma-le-U DAM ki-a-SHIT al-di-MON no-sa-FOT lif-lei-TAT mo-AV ar-YE ve-lish-e-RIT a-da-MA
Exegesis
The verb mālʾû {מָלְאוּ | mā-lə-ʾû} ‘they are full’ (Qal perfect) expresses a completed state with dām {דָם | dām} ‘blood’ as its complement.
In context — Isaiah 15:9
For the waters of Dimon are full of blood, yet I will bring more upon Dimon: a lion upon those who escape from Moab and upon the remnant of the land.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 15:9, so the Hebrew word מָ֣לְאוּ (maleu) 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.15.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.9.W4.S1) and character.