Isaiah 16:12:4Isa.16.12.W4TAB
מוֹאָ֖ב
moav
“Moab”
- Transliteration
- mo-AV
- Extended
- moh-AV
- IPA
- /moːˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Moab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
mo-AV
- phraseyour reading level
ki-nil-E mo-AV
- clause
ve-ha-YA ki-nir-E ki-nil-E mo-AV al-ha-ba-MA
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ki-nir-E ki-nil-E mo-AV al-ha-ba-MA u-VA el-mik-DA-sho le-hit-pal-LEL ve-LO yu-KHAL
Exegesis
Moʾāv {מוֹאָ֖ב | Môʾāv} functions as the subject governing the locative phrase ʿal-habāmah {עַל־הַבָּמָ֑ה | ʿal-hab-bā-māh} ‘on the high place’.
In context — Isaiah 16:12
And it shall be, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place , that he will come to his sanctuary to pray, but he will not prevail.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 16:12, so the Hebrew word מוֹאָ֖ב (moav) 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.16.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.12.W4.S1) and character.