Isaiah 16:3:5Isa.16.3.W5TAB

פְלִילָ֔ה

pelila

judgment or decision

Transliteration
pe-li-LA
Extended
peh-lee-LAA
IPA
/pə.liˈlaː/

Meaning by language

English
judgment or decision

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Result
פְ + לִי + לָ֔ה
pe + li + la
pelila

Alphabet Analysis

Pep with dagesh; f without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    pe-li-LA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-SU pe-li-LA

  3. clause

    ha-vi-U ha-VI-i E-tsa a-SU pe-li-LA SHI-ti kha-la-YIL tsi-LEKH be-TOKH tsa-ho-ra-YIM

  4. sentence

    ha-vi-U ha-VI-i E-tsa a-SU pe-li-LA SHI-ti kha-la-YIL tsi-LEKH be-TOKH tsa-ho-ra-YIM sat-re-RI nid-da-KHIM no-DED al-te-gal-LI

Exegesis

Pelilah {פְלִילָ֔ה | pə-lî-lā(h)} introduces the legal obligation of judgment.

Root and etymology

Rootpll

to judge

In contextIsaiah 16:3

Bring counsel, render judgment ; set your shadow like night in the middle of noon; hide the outcasts, and do not reveal the wanderer.

About this coordinate

Isaiah 16:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 16:3, so the Hebrew word פְלִילָ֔ה (pelila) 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.16.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.3.W5.S1) and character.