Isaiah 17:14:4Isa.17.14.W4TAB
בַלָּהָ֔ה
vallaha
“terror”
- Transliteration
- val-la-HA
- Extended
- vahl-lah-HAA
- IPA
- /val.laːˈhaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- terror
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
val-la-HA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NE val-la-HA
- clause
le-ET E-rev ve-hin-NE val-la-HA be-TE-rem BO-ker e-NEN-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 coordination ve-hinneh {וְהִנֵּה | wə-hin-nêh} ‘and behold’ acts as a narrative pivot introducing balahah {בְּלָהָה | bə-lā-hāh} ‘terror’, signaling abrupt calamity.
Root and etymology
Rootb-l-h
“to terrify, bring dread”
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 17:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 17:14, so the Hebrew word בַלָּהָ֔ה (vallaha) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.14.W4.S1) and character.