Isaiah 17:14:12Isa.17.14.W12TAB
לְבֹזְזֵֽינוּ׃
levozzenu
“for those who loot us, for those who plunder us”
- Transliteration
- le-voz-ze-NU
- Extended
- leh-vohz-zeh-NOO
- IPA
- /ləvɔz.zəˈzeː.nuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for those who loot us, for those who plunder us
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
le-voz-ze-NU
- clause
ZE KHE-lek sho-SE-nu ve-go-RAL le-voz-ze-NU
- sentence
le-ET E-rev ve-hin-NE val-la-HA be-TE-rem BO-ker e-NEN-nu ZE KHE-lek sho-SE-nu ve-go-RAL le-voz-ze-NU
Exegesis
The demonstrative zeh {זֶה | zeh} ‘this’ then headlines a paired construct chelek {חֵלֶק | ḥê-leq} ‘portion’ and goral {גוֹרָל | gō-ral} ‘lot’, a form of synonymous parallelism, each modified by participles shosenu {שׁוֹסֵינוּ | šō-sê-nû} ‘those who plunder us’ and levozezenu {לְבֹזְזֵינוּ | lə-bō-zze-nû} ‘those who rob us’. This pairing underscores the total ruin decreed for the aggressors, preserved through parallel English phrasing and the abrupt narrative shift.
In context — Isaiah 17:14
At the time of evening, behold terror ; before morning, it is no more. This is the portion of those who plunder us, and the lot of those who rob us.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Isaiah 17:14, so the Hebrew word לְבֹזְזֵֽינוּ׃ (levozzenu) 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.17.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.14.W12.S1) and character.