Isaiah 49:3:2Isa.49.3.W2TAB
לִ֖י
li
“to me”
- Transliteration
- LI
- Extended
- LEE
- IPA
- /ˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to me
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
LI
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer LI
- clause
va-YO-mer LI av-DI-A-TA
- sentence
va-YO-mer LI av-DI-A-TA yis-ra-EL a-SHER-be-KHA et-pa-AR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase li {לִ֖י | lî} ‘to me’ identifies the recipient.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–kaph–lamed
“bereave, childlessness”
In context — Isaiah 49:3
And He said to me, “You are My servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified .”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 49:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 49:3, so the Hebrew word לִ֖י (li) 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.49.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.49.3.W2.S1) and character.