Isaiah 23:13:14Isa.23.13.W14TAB
עֹרְרוּ֙
oreru
“they roused or they laid bare”
- Transliteration
- o-re-RU
- Extended
- oh-reh-ROO
- IPA
- /ʕoːrəˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they roused or they laid bare
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
o-re-RU
- clause
he-ki-MU be-khi-NA-yv va-khu-NA-yv o-re-RU ar-me-no-TE-ha sa-MA le-map-pe-LA
- sentence
HEN E-rets kas-de-DIM ZE ha-AM LO ha-YA a-SHUR ye-sa-DA le-tsi-YIM he-ki-MU be-khi-NA-yv va-khu-NA-yv o-re-RU ar-me-no-TE-ha sa-MA le-map-pe-LA
Exegesis
The coordinated Hiphil and Piel perfects heqimu {הֵקִימוּ | hē-qî-mû} and oreru {עֹרְרוּ | ʿō-rə-rû} highlight the establishment of defenses, setting up watchtowers and stripping palaces.
In context — Isaiah 23:13
Behold, the land of the Chaldeans —this people did not exist; Assyria founded it for desert creatures, they set up its watchtowers, they stripped her palaces , and made it a ruin.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:13:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Isaiah 23:13, so the Hebrew word עֹרְרוּ֙ (oreru) 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.23.13.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.13.W14.S1) and character.