Isaiah 16:11:7Isa.16.11.W7TAB
לְקִ֥יר
lekir
“for Kir”
- Transliteration
- le-KIR
- Extended
- leh-KEER
- IPA
- /ləˈqiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- for Kir
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KIR
- phraseyour reading level
le-KIR KHA-res
- clause
ve-kir-BI le-KIR KHA-res
- 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 16:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 16:11, so the Hebrew word לְקִ֥יר (lekir) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.11.W7.S1) and character.