Isaiah 17:1:8Isa.17.1.W8TAB
מְעִ֥י
mei
“a heap”
- Transliteration
- me-I
- Extended
- meh-EE
- IPA
- /məˈʕiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a heap
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
me-I
- phraseyour reading level
me-I ma-pa-LA
- 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 pairing of mei {מְעִי | mə-ʿî} ‘heap’ and mappalah {מַפָּלָה | map-pā-lāh} ‘ruin’ employs synonymous parallelism to underscore total destruction. The structure follows oracle → attention marker → subject → judicial action → result.
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 17:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 17:1, so the Hebrew word מְעִ֥י (mei) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.1.W8.S1) and character.