Isaiah 17:1:5Isa.17.1.W5TAB
מוּסָ֣ר
musar
“removed”
- Transliteration
- mu-SAR
- Extended
- moo-SAAR
- IPA
- /muːˈsaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- removed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mu-SAR
- phraseyour reading level
mu-SAR me-IR
- clause
hi-NE da-ME-sek mu-SAR me-IR ve-ha-ye-TA me-I ma-pa-LA
- sentence
ma-SA da-ma-SEK hi-NE da-ME-sek mu-SAR me-IR ve-ha-ye-TA me-I ma-pa-LA
Exegesis
The Niphal participle musar {מוּסָר | mū-sār} conveys ‘removed.’
Root and etymology
Rootsamekh–vav–resh
“to depart, remove”
In context — Isaiah 17:1
The burden concerning Damascus. Behold, Damascus is removed from being a city; it will become a heap of ruins .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 17:1, so the Hebrew word מוּסָ֣ר (musar) 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.17.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.1.W5.S1) and character.