Isaiah 17:12:9Isa.17.12.W9TAB
לְאֻמִּ֔ים
leumim
“nations”
- Transliteration
- le-u-MIM
- Extended
- leh-uh-MEEM
- IPA
- /ləʔumˈmiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- nations
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-u-MIM
- phraseyour reading level
u-she-ON le-u-MIM
- clause
u-she-ON le-u-MIM ki-she-ON MA-yim ka-bi-RIM yish-SHUN
- 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 conjunction u-šeʼôn lə-ummîm {וּשְׁאוֹן לְאֻמִּים | u-šeʼôn lə-ʾummîm} introduces a second parallel unit, “noise of nations.”
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-maleph–mem–mem
“people, nation”
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 17:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 17:12, so the Hebrew word לְאֻמִּ֔ים (leumim) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.12.W9.S1) and character.