Isaiah 16:1:2Isa.16.1.W2TAB

מֹשֵֽׁל־אֶ֖רֶץ

moshelerets

ruler of the land

Transliteration
mo-SHEL-E-rets
Extended
moh-SHEEL-eh-rehts
IPA
/moːˈʃeːl.ˈʔɛrɛts/

Meaning by language

English
ruler of the land

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מֹ + שֵֽׁל + אֶ֖ + רֶץ
mo + shel + e + rets
moshelerets

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    mo-SHEL-E-rets

  2. phraseyour reading level

    shil-KHU-khar mo-SHEL-E-rets

  3. clause

    shil-KHU-khar mo-SHEL-E-rets mi-SE-la mid-ba-RA

  4. sentence

    shil-KHU-khar mo-SHEL-E-rets mi-SE-la mid-ba-RA el-HAR bat-tsi-YON

Exegesis

The construct phrase moshel-erets {מֹשֵׁל־אֶ֖רֶץ | mōšēl-ʾereṣ} ‘ruler of the land’ specifies the recipient without a separate particle.

Root and etymology

mem–shin–lamed

to rule, govern

In contextIsaiah 16:1

Dispatch a lamb to the ruler of the land, sending it from Sela toward the wilderness and up to the mount of the daughter of Zion .

About this coordinate

Isaiah 16:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 16:1, so the Hebrew word מֹשֵֽׁל־אֶ֖רֶץ (moshelerets) 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.16.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.1.W2.S1) and character.