Isaiah 49:9:2Isa.49.9.W2TAB
לַֽאֲסוּרִים֙
laasurim
“to the prisoners”
- Transliteration
- la-a-su-RIM
- Extended
- lah-ah-soo-REEM
- IPA
- /laʔăsuːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the prisoners
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-a-su-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
le-MOR la-a-su-RIM
- clause
le-MOR la-a-su-RIM TSE-U la-a-SHER ba-KHO-shekh hi-ga-LU
- sentence
le-MOR la-a-su-RIM TSE-U la-a-SHER ba-KHO-shekh hi-ga-LU al-de-ra-KHIM yir-E-U u-ve-KHOL-she-fa-YIM mar-i-TAHM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the infinitive construct le’emor {לֵאמֹר | lēʾ-ʾe-mōr} ‘to say’, marking a prophetic summons to two audiences: la’asurim {לַאֲסוּרִים | laʾă-sû-rîm} ‘prisoners’ and la’asher bachoshekh {לַאֲשֶׁר בַּחֹשֶׁךְ | laʾă-šer ba-ḥō-šeḵ} ‘those in darkness.’
Root and etymology
consonantsaleph–samekh–resh
“to bind, imprison”
In context — Isaiah 49:9
Say to the prisoners , “Go forth!” and to those in darkness, “Show yourselves!” They will feed along the roads, and their pasture will be on all the heights.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 49:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 49:9, so the Hebrew word לַֽאֲסוּרִים֙ (laasurim) 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.49.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.49.9.W2.S1) and character.