Isaiah 19:20:3Isa.19.20.W3TAB
וּלְעֵ֛ד
uleed
“and for a witness”
- Transliteration
- u-le-ED
- Extended
- oo-leh-EED
- IPA
- /uːləˈʕeːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and for a witness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
u-le-ED
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA le-OT u-le-ED
- clause
ve-ha-YA le-OT u-le-ED la-Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA le-OT u-le-ED la-Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM ki-yits-a-KU el-Ye-ho-VAH mip-ne lo-kha-TSIM ve-yish-LAKH la-HEM mo-shi-A va-RAV ve-hi-tsi-LAM
Exegesis
The opening vehayah + leʼôt ū-leʿēd {וְהָיָ֨ה לְאֹת וּלְעֵ֛ד | wə-hā-yāh lə-’ôt ū-le-ʿêd} presents two predicate complements specifying dual functions of sign and witness.
Root and etymology
‘dayin–dalet
“witness”
In context — Isaiah 19:20
And it will be for a sign and for a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt, because they will cry out to the LORD on account of oppressors , and He will send them a savior and a great one, and He will deliver them.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 19:20, so the Hebrew word וּלְעֵ֛ד (uleed) 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.19.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.20.W3.S1) and character.