Isaiah 22:7:3Isa.22.7.W3TAB
מָ֣לְאוּ
maleu
“were filled”
- Transliteration
- mal-E-u
- Extended
- maal-eh-OO
- IPA
- /mɔːlˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- were filled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mal-E-u
- phraseyour reading level
mal-E-u RA-khev
- clause
va-ye-HI miv-KHAR-a-ma-KAI-yekh mal-E-u RA-khev
- sentence
va-ye-HI miv-KHAR-a-ma-KAI-yekh mal-E-u RA-khev ve-ha-pa-ra-SHIM SHOT sha-TU ha-sha-E-RA
Exegesis
The perfect malu {מָ֣לְאוּ | mā-lû} ‘were filled’ with the collective noun rachev {רָ֑כֶב | rā-khev} ‘chariot’ conveys overwhelming force.
In context — Isaiah 22:7
And it came to pass that your choicest valleys were filled with chariots, and the horsemen took their positions at the gate .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 22:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 22:7, so the Hebrew word מָ֣לְאוּ (maleu) 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.22.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.7.W3.S1) and character.