Isaiah 23:6:3Isa.23.6.W3TAB
הֵילִ֖ילוּ
heililu
“wail”
- Transliteration
- hei-li-LU
- Extended
- hee-lee-LOO
- IPA
- /heː.liˈluː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wail
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hei-li-LU
- clause
hei-li-LU yo-she-VEI I
- sentence
iv-REV tar-shi-SHA hei-li-LU yo-she-VEI I
Exegesis
The second imperative heililu {הֵילִ֖ילוּ | hêlîlû} ‘wail’ is placed asyndetically (without a linking conjunction) after the destination, heightening the staccato force: move, then mourn.
Root and etymology
y-l-lyod–lamed–lamed
“to howl, wail”
In context — Isaiah 23:6
Pass over to Tarshish ; wail, inhabitants of the coastland .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 23:6, so the Hebrew word הֵילִ֖ילוּ (heililu) 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.23.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.6.W3.S1) and character.