וּ/בִ/מְחִלּ֖וֹת
𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤕
mᵉchillâh
and into holes
An excavated or hollowed-out space in rock or earth, primarily designating a cave, cavern, or subterranean chamber. The term most often refers to natural or artificially hewn caves, often used for dwelling, refuge, storage, or burial purposes. The semantic range includes both naturally occurring caverns and man-made hollows.
Isaiah 2:19 · Word #4
Lexicon H4247
| Lemma | מְחִלָּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤄 |
| Transliteration | mᵉchillâh |
| Strong's | H4247 |
| Definition | An excavated or hollowed-out space in rock or earth, primarily designating a cave, cavern, or subterranean chamber. The term most often refers to natural or artificially hewn caves, often used for dwelling, refuge, storage, or burial purposes. The semantic range includes both naturally occurring caverns and man-made hollows. |
Morphology HC/R/Ncfpc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and into holes |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4247-01
and in hollowed-out caves of
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction ו + preposition ב + feminine plural construct noun מְחִלּוֹת (from מְחִלָּה). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מְחִלּוֹת derives from חלל in the sense of something pierced or hollowed out, thus "hollowed-out caves." The feminine plural construct form is reflected by "caves of," and the prefixed conjunction and preposition are rendered as "and in." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and into holes
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'and in hollowed-out caves of' is unnecessarily long and somewhat imprecise; the Hebrew מְחִלוֹת fits better as 'holes', and בִּ in this context indicates 'into'; 'and into holes' is clear and matches the sense. |