Ezekiel 13:10:11Ezek.13.10.W11TAB
חַ֔יִץ
khayits
“a wall”
- Transliteration
- kha-YITS
- Extended
- khah-YIHTS
- IPA
- /ħaˈjits/
Meaning by language
- English
- a wall
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-YITS
- phraseyour reading level
BO-ne kha-YITS
- clause
ve-HU BO-ne kha-YITS ve-hin-NAM ta-KHIM o-TO ta-FEL
- sentence
YA-an u-ve-YA-an hit-E-u et-A-MI le-MOR sha-LOM ve-EN sha-LOM ve-HU BO-ne kha-YITS ve-hin-NAM ta-KHIM o-TO ta-FEL
Exegesis
The focus shifts metaphorically with the Qal participle bōnēh {בֹּנֶה | bōnēh} ‘building’ in wə-hū bōnēh ḥayîṣ {וְהוּא בֹּנֶה חַיִץ | wə-hū bōnēh ḥayîṣ} ‘and he is building a wall’, followed by ṭāḥîm {טָחִים | ṭāḥîm} ‘plastering’ in wə-hinnām ṭāḥîm ʾôtô ṭāp̄ēl {וְהִנָּם טָחִים אֹתוֹ תָּפֵֽל | wə-hinnām ṭāḥîm ʾôtô ṭāp̄ēl} ‘and behold, they plaster it with plaster’. The use of Qal participles conveys ongoing, habitual action, emphasizing repeated deception and superficial remedies that mask structural faults.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-ṣchet–yod–tsade
“wall, partition”
In context — Ezekiel 13:10
Because, and also because they have led my people astray , saying “Peace,” and there is no peace; and when he builds a wall, behold, they plaster it with whitewash .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:10:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ezekiel 13:10, so the Hebrew word חַ֔יִץ (khayits) 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 Ezek.13.10.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.10.W11.S1) and character.