Isaiah 16:13:6Isa.16.13.W6TAB
אֶל־מוֹאָ֖ב
elmoav
“to Moab”
- Transliteration
- el-mo-AV
- Extended
- ehl-moh-AAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.moːˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Moab
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
el-mo-AV
- sentence
ZEH ha-da-VAR a-SHER dib-BER ye-ho-VAH el-mo-AV me-AZ
Exegesis
The divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} precedes el-moav {אֶל־מוֹאָב | ʾel-mōʾāḇ} ‘to Moab’, highlighting the target of the oracle.
In context — Isaiah 16:13
This is the message the LORD spoke concerning Moab from of old .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 16:13, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מוֹאָ֖ב (elmoav) 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.16.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.13.W6.S1) and character.