Ezekiel 13:11:12Ezek.13.11.W12TAB

וְר֥וּחַ

veruakh

and wind

Transliteration
ve-RU-akh
Extended
veh-ROO-akh
IPA
/vәˈruː.aħ/

Meaning by language

English
and wind

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + ר֥וּ + חַ
ve + ru + akh
veruakh

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Patachshort 'ah' as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-RU-akh

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-RU-akh se-a-ROT

  3. clause

    ha-YA GE-shem sho-TEF ve-a-TE-na av-NE el-ga-VISH tip-POL-na ve-RU-akh se-a-ROT te-vak-KE-a

  4. sentence

    e-MOR el-ta-KHE ta-FEL ve-yip-POL ha-YA GE-shem sho-TEF ve-a-TE-na av-NE el-ga-VISH tip-POL-na ve-RU-akh se-a-ROT te-vak-KE-a

Exegesis

Finally, wə-rū-āḥ sə-ʿā-rōt tə-ḇaq-qē-aʿ {וְרוּחַ סְעָרוֹת תְּבַקֵּעַ | wə-rū-aḥ sə-ʿā-rōt tə-ḇaq-qē-aʿ} uses ‘wind of storms’ with the Piel imperfect ‘will break through,’ emphasizing the forceful breach. The sequence of perfect and imperfect forms underscores the certainty of judgment enacted through unstoppable natural forces.

Root and etymology

Rootresh–waw–chet

wind, breath

In contextEzekiel 13:11

Say to those who plaster with whitewash that it will fall. There will surely be an overflowing rain, and you great hailstones will fall, and a stormy wind will break through it.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 13:11:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 13:11, so the Hebrew word וְר֥וּחַ (veruakh) 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.13.11.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.11.W12.S1) and character.