Isaiah 15:9:5Isa.15.9.W5TAB
דָ֔ם
dam
“blood”
- Transliteration
- DAM
- Extended
- DAAM
- IPA
- /ˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- blood
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
DAM
- 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.
Root and etymology
d-mdalet–mem
“blood, life-force”
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 15:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 15:9, so the Hebrew word דָ֔ם (dam) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.9.W5.S1) and character.