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

Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-da-RIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    la-da-RIM ti-he-ye-NA

  3. clause

    la-da-RIM ti-he-ye-NA ve-rav-TSU ve-EN ma-kha-RID

  4. 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 contextIsaiah 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.