Isaiah 23:7:3Isa.23.7.W3TAB
עַלִּיזָ֑ה
aliza
“exultant {feminine}”
- Transliteration
- a-li-ZA
- Extended
- ah-lii-ZAA
- IPA
- /ʕal.liːˈzaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- exultant {feminine}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-li-ZA
- clause
ha-ZOT la-KHEM a-li-ZA
- sentence
ha-ZOT la-KHEM a-li-ZA mi-me-KE-dem kad-ma-TA yo-vi-LU-ha rag-le-HA me-ra-KHOK la-GUR
Exegesis
The adjective allizah {עַלִּיזָה | ʿăl-lî-zâ} ‘joyous’ functions attributively with an implied noun ‘city’, highlighting its former splendor.
Root and etymology
ע־ל־ז
“to exult”
In context — Isaiah 23:7
Is this your joyous city , whose origin is from days of old? Her feet will carry her far away to dwell as a sojourner .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 23:7, so the Hebrew word עַלִּיזָ֑ה (aliza) 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.23.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.7.W3.S1) and character.