Isaiah 19:6:9Isa.19.6.W9TAB
קָמֵֽלוּ׃
kamelu
“they will wither”
- Transliteration
- ka-ME-lu
- Extended
- kaa-MEE-loo
- IPA
- /qaːˈmeːluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will wither
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-ME-lu
- clause
ka-NE va-SUF ka-ME-lu
- sentence
ve-he-ez-NI-khu ne-ha-ROT da-la-LU ve-khar-VU ye-o-RE ma-TSOR ka-NE va-SUF ka-ME-lu
Exegesis
The closing pair kaneh vasuf {קָנֶה וָס֖וּף | qā-neh wā-sûp} followed by kamelu {קָמֵֽלוּ | qā-mē-lû} ‘they withered’ extends the judgment to shoreline vegetation, completing a downward progression from main waterways to canals to marsh plants.
Root and etymology
consonantsQof–Mem–Lamed
“to wither”
In context — Isaiah 19:6
The rivers will reek, and the canals of Egypt will dwindle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 19:6, so the Hebrew word קָמֵֽלוּ׃ (kamelu) 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.19.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.6.W9.S1) and character.