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

Result
עַ + לִּי + זָ֑ה
a + li + za
aliza

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Zayinz as in zero
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-li-ZA

  2. clause

    ha-ZOT la-KHEM a-li-ZA

  3. 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 contextIsaiah 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.