Isaiah 16:11:2Isa.16.11.W2TAB
מֵעַ֣י
meai
“my inner parts”
- Transliteration
- ME-ai
- Extended
- MEE-ah-ee
- IPA
- /meː.ʕaˈjiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my inner parts
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ME-ai
- phraseyour reading level
ME-ai le-mo-AV
- clause
al-KEN ME-ai le-mo-AV ka-ki-NOR ye-he-MU
- sentence
al-KEN ME-ai le-mo-AV ka-ki-NOR ye-he-MU ve-kir-BI le-KIR KHA-res
Exegesis
The paired nouns me'ai {מֵעַי | mē‘ay} ‘inner parts’ and kirbi {וְקִרְבִּ֖י | wə-qirbî} ‘inward being’ form a synonymous parallelism that intensifies the emotional register.
In context — Isaiah 16:11
Therefore my inner parts groan like a harp for Moab, and my inward being groans for Kir Hares.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 16:11, so the Hebrew word מֵעַ֣י (meai) 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.16.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.11.W2.S1) and character.