Isaiah 16:9:10Isa.16.9.W10TAB
וְאֶלְעָלֵ֑ה
veelale
“and Elealeh”
- Transliteration
- ve-el-a-LE
- Extended
- veh-ehl-ah-LEE
- IPA
- /vɛʔɛl.ʕaːˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Elealeh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-el-a-LE
- clause
al-KEN ev-ke biv-KHI ya-ze-R GE-fen siv-MA a-ra-YA-vek dim-a-TI khe-shBON ve-el-a-LE
- sentence
al-KEN ev-ke biv-KHI ya-ze-R GE-fen siv-MA a-ra-YA-vek dim-a-TI khe-shBON ve-el-a-LE KI al-KEI-tsekh ve-al-ke-tsi-REKH HEI-dad na-FAL
Exegesis
Vocatives heshbon {חֶשְׁבּוֹן | ḥesh-bôn} and ve-elaleh {וְאֶלְעָלֵה | wə-ʾel-ʿā-lêh} name the afflicted towns.
In context — Isaiah 16:9
Therefore I will weep with Jazer’s lament for the vine of Sibmah; I will drench you with my tears, O Heshbon and Elealeh, for the shout over your summer fruit and your harvest has fallen.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Isaiah 16:9, so the Hebrew word וְאֶלְעָלֵ֑ה (veelale) 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.16.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.9.W10.S1) and character.