Isaiah 39:1:5Isa.39.1.W5TAB
בַּ֠לְאֲדָן
baleadan
“Baladan”
- Transliteration
- bal-e-a-DAN
- Extended
- bahl-eh-ah-DAAN
- IPA
- /bal.ʔăˈdaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Baladan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
bal-e-a-DAN
- phraseyour reading level
me-RO-dakh bal-e-a-DAN
- clause
ba-ET ha-HI sha-LAKH me-RO-dakh bal-e-a-DAN ben-bal-e-a-DAN ME-lekh-ba-VEL se-fa-RIM u-min-KHA el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- sentence
ba-ET ha-HI sha-LAKH me-RO-dakh bal-e-a-DAN ben-bal-e-a-DAN ME-lekh-ba-VEL se-fa-RIM u-min-KHA el-khiz-ki-YA-hu va-yish-MA KI kha-LA va-ye-khe-ZAK
Exegesis
The main clause is driven by shalach {שָׁלַ֡ח | šālaḥ} ‘he sent,’ with an extended appositional identification of the sender (Merodach-baladan) through successive noun phrases and construct relations: ben-baladan {בֶּֽן־בַּלְאֲדָ֧ן | ben-balʾăḏān} and melech-bavel {מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל | meleḵ-bāḇel}.
In context — Isaiah 39:1
At that time, Merodach-baladan, son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick and had recovered.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 39:1, so the Hebrew word בַּ֠לְאֲדָן (baleadan) 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.39.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.1.W5.S1) and character.