Isaiah 16:12:4Isa.16.12.W4TAB

מוֹאָ֖ב

moav

Moab

Transliteration
mo-AV
Extended
moh-AV
IPA
/moːˈʔaːv/

Meaning by language

English
Moab

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Result
מוֹ + אָ֖ב
mo + av
moav

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    mo-AV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ki-nil-E mo-AV

  3. clause

    ve-ha-YA ki-nir-E ki-nil-E mo-AV al-ha-ba-MA

  4. 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 contextIsaiah 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.