Isaiah 52:5:8Isa.52.5.W8TAB

מֹשְׁלָ֤יו

moshelav

“his rulers”

Transliteration: mo-she-LAV
Extended: moh-sheh-LAAV
IPA: /mɔʃəˈlɑːw/

Meaning by language

English: his rulers

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

מֹ + שְׁ + לָ֤יו

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mo + she + lav

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moshelav

Alphabet Analysis

	Mem	m as in mother
	Holem	long 'oh' as in go
	Shin	shin with right dot; sin with left dot
	Sheva	vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
	Lamed	l as in law
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Vav	v as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

word
mo-she-LAV
phraseyour reading level
me-SHLO mo-she-LAV ye-HEI-li-LU
clause
me-SHLO mo-she-LAV ye-HEI-li-LU ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ve-ta-MID KAL-ha-YOM she-MI mi-no-ATS
sentence
ve-a-TA MI-LI-ma-LI-FO ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ki-lu-KAKH a-MI khi-NAM me-SHLO mo-she-LAV ye-HEI-li-LU ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ve-ta-MID KAL-ha-YOM she-MI mi-no-ATS

Exegesis

The triadic sequence mešālû mōšəlāyw yəhêlîlû {מְשָׁלוּ מֹשְׁלָיו יְהֵילִילוּ | me-šā-lû mō-šə-lāyw yə-hê-lî-lû} contrasts the oppressors and the resulting lament. The repeated oracular ne'ûm YHWH underscores the gravity of each declaration.

In context — Isaiah 52:5

And now, what have I here? declares the LORD . My people have been taken away for nothing; their rulers make them wail, declares the LORD. And continually, all day long, My name is blasphemed .

About this coordinate

Isaiah 52:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 52:5, so the Hebrew word מֹשְׁלָ֤יו (moshelav) 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.52.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.52.5.W8.S1) and character.

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