Isaiah 21:1:5Isa.21.1.W5TAB
לַֽחֲלֹ֔ף
lakhalof
“to sweep on or to pass through”
- Transliteration
- la-kha-LOF
- Extended
- lah-khah-LOHF
- IPA
- /laħăˈloːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- to sweep on or to pass through
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
la-kha-LOF
- clause
ke-su-FOT ban-NE-gev la-kha-LOF mim-mid-BAR BA me-E-rets no-ra-A
- sentence
ma-SA mid-BAR-YAM ke-su-FOT ban-NE-gev la-kha-LOF mim-mid-BAR BA me-E-rets no-ra-A
Exegesis
The infinitive la-chalof {לַֽחֲלֹ֔ף | la·ḥă·lōf} indicates ongoing passage through ba-negev {בַּנֶּ֙גֶב֙ | ba·nei·ḡēv}. The sequence mi-midbar ba me-eretz nora’ah ties origin to action: “from the wilderness it comes, from a dreadful land.” This Hebrew structure conveys sudden onset and ominous origin, maintained in English by preserving the simile and directional clauses.
In context — Isaiah 21:1
The oracle concerning the desert of the sea comes like storms passing through the Negev , emerging from the wilderness and from a dreadful land.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 21:1, so the Hebrew word לַֽחֲלֹ֔ף (lakhalof) 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.21.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.1.W5.S1) and character.