Isaiah 16:11:5Isa.16.11.W5TAB
יֶֽהֱמ֑וּ
yehemu
“they moan”
- Transliteration
- ye-he-MU
- Extended
- yeh-heh-MOO
- IPA
- /jɛh.ʔɛˈmuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they moan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-he-MU
- 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 Qal imperfect yehhemu {יֶֽהֱמ֑וּ | yəhhemmū} ‘they will groan’ anthropomorphizes the visceral core, and the simile ka-kinor {כַּכִּנּוֹר | ka-kinnôr} ‘like a harp’ evokes mournful music.
Root and etymology
ה־מ־ה
“to murmur, to groan”
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 16:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 16:11, so the Hebrew word יֶֽהֱמ֑וּ (yehemu) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.11.W5.S1) and character.