Isaiah 21:11:2Isa.21.11.W2TAB
דּוּמָ֑ה
duma
“Dumah”
- Transliteration
- du-MA
- Extended
- doo-MAA
- IPA
- /duːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Dumah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
du-MA
- clause
ma-SA du-MA
- sentence
ma-SA du-MA e-LAI ko-RE mis-se-IR sho-MER ma-mi-LAI-la sho-MER ma-mi-LEL
Exegesis
The superscription massa {מַשָּׂא | maśśāʼ} ‘burden’ marks the pronouncement’s genre, immediately followed by the proper name Dumah {דּוּמָה | Dûmāh}, likely denoting an Edomite locale.
In context — Isaiah 21:11
The oracle concerning Dumah. Someone calls to me from Seir, “Watchman , what of the night ? Watchman, what of the night?”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 21:11, so the Hebrew word דּוּמָ֑ה (duma) 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.21.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.11.W2.S1) and character.