Isaiah 21:3:4Isa.21.3.W4TAB
חַלְחָלָ֔ה
khalkhala
“with trembling or with anguish”
- Transliteration
- khal-kha-LA
- Extended
- kahl-khah-LAA
- IPA
- /ħal.ħɔːˈlɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with trembling or with anguish
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
khal-kha-LA
- clause
al-KEHN ma-le-U ma-te-NAI khal-kha-LA tsi-ri-IM a-kha-ZU-ni ke-tsi-RE yo-LE-da
- sentence
al-KEHN ma-le-U ma-te-NAI khal-kha-LA tsi-ri-IM a-kha-ZU-ni ke-tsi-RE yo-LE-da na-e-VE-ti mish-she-MO-a niv-ha-AL-ti me-re-OT
Exegesis
The verb mālēʾû {מָלְאוּ | mālēʾû} takes the object māṯənāy {מָתְנַי | māṯənāy} ‘my loins’, followed by ḥalḥālāh {חַלְחָלָה | ḥalḥālāh} ‘trembling’, specifying the physical seat of anguish.
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-ḥChet–Lamed–Chet
“tremble, shake”
In context — Isaiah 21:3
Therefore my loins are filled with anguish; pangs have seized me like the pangs of a woman in labor. I was bent over so that I could scarcely hear , and I was dismayed so that I could scarcely see .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 21:3, so the Hebrew word חַלְחָלָ֔ה (khalkhala) 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.21.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.3.W4.S1) and character.