Ezekiel 13:12:3Ezek.13.12.W3TAB
הַקִּ֑יר
hakir
“the wall”
- Transliteration
- ha-KIR
- Extended
- hah-KEER
- IPA
- /haqˈqiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the wall
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ha-KIR
- phraseyour reading level
na-FAL ha-KIR
- clause
ve-hi-NE na-FAL ha-KIR
- sentence
ve-hi-NE na-FAL ha-KIR ha-LO ye-a-MER a-lei-KHEM a-YE ha-TI-akh a-SHER ta-KHE-tem
Exegesis
Naphal {נָפַל | nā-p̄al} in the perfect aspect denotes the completed collapse of ha-qir {הַקִּיר | ha-qîr}, ‘wall,’ blending the literal ruin with metaphorical vulnerability.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–waw–resh
“wall”
In context — Ezekiel 13:12
And behold, the wall has fallen. Will it not be said to you, “Where is the plaster which you plastered?”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 13:12, so the Hebrew word הַקִּ֑יר (hakir) 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.13.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.12.W3.S1) and character.