Isaiah 16:8:4Isa.16.8.W4TAB
אֻמְלָ֜ל
umlalal
“languishes”
- Transliteration
- um-la-LAL
- Extended
- uhm-lah-LAAL
- IPA
- /ʔum.laˈlaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- languishes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
um-la-LAL
- phraseyour reading level
KI shad-MOT khe-shBON um-la-LAL
- clause
KI shad-MOT khe-shBON um-la-LAL GE-fen siv-MA ba-a-LE go-YIM hal-MU se-ru-KE-ha ad-ya-ZER na-ga-U ta-U mid-BAR
- sentence
KI shad-MOT khe-shBON um-la-LAL GE-fen siv-MA ba-a-LE go-YIM hal-MU se-ru-KE-ha ad-ya-ZER na-ga-U ta-U mid-BAR she-lu-kho-TE-ha nit-SHU av-RU YAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} linking the statement to the preceding oracle; the construct chain shadmot {שַׁדְמוֹת | šaḏ-môṯ} of Heshbon {חֶשְׁבּוֹן | ḥeš-bôṯ} serves as subject of the perfect predicate umlal {אֻמְלָּל | ’ûm-lāl}, indicating desiccation.
Root and etymology
’–m–laleph–mem–lamed
“to wither, languish”
In context — Isaiah 16:8
For the fields of Heshbon are withered, and the vine of Sibmah languishes; the lords of the nations have struck its choice branches . They reached as far as Jazer and strayed into the wilderness; its tendrils are spread out, and they have crossed over the sea.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 16:8, so the Hebrew word אֻמְלָ֜ל (umlalal) 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.16.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.8.W4.S1) and character.