Isaiah 20:6:11Isa.20.6.W11TAB
לְעֶזְרָ֔ה
leezra
“for help”
- Transliteration
- le-ez-RA
- Extended
- leh-ehz-RAA
- IPA
- /ləʕɛzˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for help
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ez-RA
- clause
ve-a-MAR yo-SHEV ha-I ha-ZE ba-YOM ha-HU hin-NE-KHO ma-ba-TE-nu a-sher-NAS-nu SHAM le-ez-RA le-hin-na-TSEL mip-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR
- sentence
ve-a-MAR yo-SHEV ha-I ha-ZE ba-YOM ha-HU hin-NE-KHO ma-ba-TE-nu a-sher-NAS-nu SHAM le-ez-RA le-hin-na-TSEL mip-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR ve-EKH nim-ma-LET a-NAKH-nu
Exegesis
The relative purpose clause mabbaten-u asher nasnu sham le’ezrah {מַבָּטֵנוּ אֲשֶׁר נַסְנוּ שָׁם לְעֶזְרָה | mab-bā-tēnû ă-šer nas-nû šām lə-ʿe-zrāh} conveys hope for rescue.
Root and etymology
ע־ז־ר
“help, support”
In context — Isaiah 20:6
And the inhabitant of this coastland will say in that day, “Behold, such is our expectation , where we fled for help, to be delivered from the king of Assyria, and how shall we escape?”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 20:6:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 20:6, so the Hebrew word לְעֶזְרָ֔ה (leezra) 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.20.6.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.6.W11.S1) and character.