Isaiah 39:7:12Isa.39.7.W12TAB
בָּבֶֽל׃
bavel
“of Babylon”
- Transliteration
- ba-VEL
- Extended
- baa-VEHL
- IPA
- /baːˈvɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Babylon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-VEL
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ba-VEL
- clause
ve-ha-YU sa-ri-SIM be-HE-khal ME-lekh ba-VEL
- sentence
u-mib-ba-NE-kha a-SHER ye-tse-U mim-me-KHA a-SHER to-LID yik-ka-KHU ve-ha-YU sa-ri-SIM be-HE-khal ME-lekh ba-VEL
Exegesis
Finally, the construct chain bəhēyḵāl melek Bāvel {בְּהֵיכַל מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל | bə-hēy-ḵāl mé-leḵ bā-vel} tightly links location and authority, situating these eunuchs within the Babylonian royal court.
Root and etymology
b-b-lbet–bet–lamed
“Babylon”
In context — Isaiah 39:7
And of your sons who will come from you and whom you will beget, they will take them away and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Isaiah 39:7, so the Hebrew word בָּבֶֽל׃ (bavel) 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.39.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.7.W12.S1) and character.