Isaiah 17:12:2Isa.17.12.W2TAB
הֲמוֹן֙
hamon
“tumult of”
- Transliteration
- ha-MON
- Extended
- hah-MOHN
- IPA
- /hăˈmoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- tumult of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-MON
- clause
HOY ha-MON a-MIM ra-BIM ka-ha-MOT ya-MIM ye-he-MA-yun
- sentence
HOY ha-MON a-MIM ra-BIM ka-ha-MOT ya-MIM ye-he-MA-yun u-she-ON le-u-MIM ki-she-ON MA-yim ka-bi-RIM yish-SHUN
Exegesis
The construct chain hamon amim rabbim {הֲמוֹן עַמִּים רַבִּים | hā-môn ʿammîm rabbîm} layers “multitude” + “peoples” + “many” to portray an immense assembly.
Root and etymology
h-m-nheh–mem–nun
“noise, multitude”
In context — Isaiah 17:12
Woe to the multitude of many peoples; they roar like the roaring of the seas, and the noise of nations, like the tumult of mighty waters, they surge.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 17:12, so the Hebrew word הֲמוֹן֙ (hamon) 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.17.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.12.W2.S1) and character.