Isaiah 17:2:4Isa.17.2.W4TAB
לַעֲדָרִ֣ים
ladarim
“for flocks”
- Transliteration
- la-da-RIM
- Extended
- lah-dah-REEM
- IPA
- /la.ʕă.daːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for flocks
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
la-da-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
la-da-RIM ti-he-ye-NA
- clause
la-da-RIM ti-he-ye-NA ve-rav-TSU ve-EN ma-kha-RID
- sentence
a-zu-VOT a-RE a-ro-ER la-da-RIM ti-he-ye-NA ve-rav-TSU ve-EN ma-kha-RID
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase laadarim {לַעֲדָרִים | la-ʿă-ḏā-rîm} uses the lamed prefix to mark intended purpose “for flocks.”
In context — Isaiah 17:2
The abandoned cities of Aroer will be for flocks ; they shall lie down, and none will make them afraid .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 17:2, so the Hebrew word לַעֲדָרִ֣ים (ladarim) 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.17.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.2.W4.S1) and character.