Isaiah 21:12:5Isa.21.12.W5TAB
וְגַם־לָ֑יְלָה
vegamlaila
“and also night”
- Transliteration
- ve-gam-LAI-la
- Extended
- veh-gahm-LAI-lah
- IPA
- /vəɣamˈlajlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and also night
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-gam-LAI-la
- clause
a-MAR sho-MER a-TA VO-ker ve-gam-LAI-la
- sentence
a-MAR sho-MER a-TA VO-ker ve-gam-LAI-la im-tib-a-YUN be-a-YU shu-VU e-TA-yu
Exegesis
The paired temporal nouns boqer {בֹ֖קֶר | bōqer} ‘morning’ and vegam-lailah {וְגַם־לָ֑יְלָה | wə-gām-laylāh} ‘and also night’ form an antithetical parallel without an overt verb, which English supplies as “is coming.”
Root and etymology
l-y-llamed–yod–lamed
“night”
In context — Isaiah 21:12
The watchman said, "Morning is coming, and also night; if you will inquire, inquire; return; come."
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 21:12, so the Hebrew word וְגַם־לָ֑יְלָה (vegamlaila) 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.21.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.12.W5.S1) and character.