Isaiah 16:11:3Isa.16.11.W3TAB
לְמוֹאָ֔ב
lemoav
“for Moab”
- Transliteration
- le-mo-AV
- Extended
- leh-moh-AV
- IPA
- /ləmoːˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- for Moab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
le-mo-AV
- 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 prepositional phrases lemo'av {לְמוֹאָב | lə-mō’āḇ} ‘for Moab’ and le-kir kharesh {לְקִיר חָֽרֶשׂ | lə-qîr ḥāreś} ‘for Kir Hares’ specify the geographic focus of this prophetic lament.
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 16:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 16:11, so the Hebrew word לְמוֹאָ֔ב (lemoav) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.11.W3.S1) and character.