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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pe-li-LA
- phraseyour reading level
a-SU pe-li-LA
- 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
- 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 context — Isaiah 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.