Isaiah 23:13:16Isa.23.13.W16TAB
שָׂמָ֖הּ
sama
“he made it”
- Transliteration
- sa-MA
- Extended
- saa-MAA
- IPA
- /saːˈmaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- he made it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
sa-MA
- 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 final Qal perfect samah {שָׂמָהּ | sǎ-māh} with lə-map-pê-lāh {לְמַפֵּלָה | lə-map-pê-lāh} indicates resultant ruin. This progression from nonexistence to foundation to destruction underscores Assyria’s role as both builder and devastator.
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 23:13:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Isaiah 23:13, so the Hebrew word שָׂמָ֖הּ (sama) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.13.W16.S1) and character.