Isaiah 17:3:7Isa.17.3.W7TAB
אֲרָ֑ם
aram
“Aram or Syria”
- Transliteration
- a-RAM
- Extended
- ah-RAAM
- IPA
- /ʔăˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Aram or Syria
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-RAM
- phraseyour reading level
u-she-AR a-RAM
- clause
ve-nish-BAT miv-TSAR me-ef-RA-yim u-mam-la-KHA mid-dam-ME-sek u-she-AR a-RAM
- sentence
ve-nish-BAT miv-TSAR me-ef-RA-yim u-mam-la-KHA mid-dam-ME-sek u-she-AR a-RAM ki-khe-VOD be-NEI-yis-ra-EL yih-HE-yu ne-UM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The phrase u-she'ar Aram {וּשְׁאָ֣ר אֲרָ֑ם | ū-šeʾār ʾărām} ‘and remnant of Aram’ emphasizes the reduced survivors.
In context — Isaiah 17:3
And the fortress will cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the people of Israel—declares the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 17:3, so the Hebrew word אֲרָ֑ם (aram) 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.17.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.3.W7.S1) and character.