Isaiah 16:12:8Isa.16.12.W8TAB
לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל
lehitpallel
“to pray”
- Transliteration
- le-hit-pal-LEL
- Extended
- leh-hiht-pahl-LEHL
- IPA
- /ləhit.palˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to pray
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
le-hit-pal-LEL
- clause
u-VA el-mik-DA-sho le-hit-pal-LEL ve-LO yu-KHAL
- 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
The coordinate ūbāʾ {וּבָ֧א | ū-bāʾ} ‘and he comes’ leads into a purpose clause marked by the Hitpael infinitive construct lə-hitpallēl {לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל | lə-hit-pallēl} ‘to pray’ at miqdāšô {מִקְדָּשׁ֛וֹ | miqdāšô} ‘his sanctuary’.
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 16:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 16:12, so the Hebrew word לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל (lehitpallel) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.12.W8.S1) and character.