Isaiah 18:3:2Isa.18.3.W2TAB
תֵבֵ֖ל
tevel
“the world”
- Transliteration
- te-VEL
- Extended
- teh-VEEL
- IPA
- /teːˈvɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the world
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-VEL
- phraseyour reading level
KAL-yo-she-VEI te-VEL
- clause
KAL-yo-she-VEI te-VEL ve-sho-khe-NEI A-rets
- sentence
KAL-yo-she-VEI te-VEL ve-sho-khe-NEI A-rets ki-ne-SO-NEIS ha-RIM tir-E-U ve-khit-ko-A sho-FAR tish-ma-U
Exegesis
The verse employs merism by addressing kol-yoshvei tevel {כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י תֵבֵ֖ל | kôl-yō-šē-ḇê te-vēl} ‘all inhabitants of the world’ alongside wə-šōkhə-nê ʾā-reṣ {וְשֹׁכְנֵי אָ֑רֶץ | wə-šō-khə-nê ʾā-reṣ} ‘and dwellers of the earth’, creating a universal summons.
Root and etymology
t-b-l
“to be soaked, to dwell”
In context — Isaiah 18:3
All you inhabitants of the world and those who dwell on the earth: when a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it; and when the trumpet is sounded, you will hear.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 18:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 18:3, so the Hebrew word תֵבֵ֖ל (tevel) 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.18.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.18.3.W2.S1) and character.