Ezekiel 13:14:1Ezek.13.14.W1TAB
וְהָ֨רַסְתִּ֜י
veharasti
“and I will tear down”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-RAS-ti
- Extended
- veh-haa-RAS-tih
- IPA
- /wəhaˈras.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will tear down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-RAS-ti
- clause
ve-ha-RAS-ti ET-ha-KIR a-SHER-ta-KH-tem ta-FEL ve-hig-GA-ti-hu el-ha-A-rets ve-nig-LA ye-SO-do
- sentence
ve-ha-RAS-ti ET-ha-KIR a-SHER-ta-KH-tem ta-FEL ve-hig-GA-ti-hu el-ha-A-rets ve-nig-LA ye-SO-do ve-na-FLA u-khe-LI-tem be-to-KHA vi-da-TE-m ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The initial ve-harasti {וְהָ֨רַסְתִּ֜י | wə-hā-ras-tî} ‘and I will break down’ utilizes a Qal perfect with vav-consecutive to denote future action.
Root and etymology
h-r-sheh–resh–samekh
“to destroy”
In context — Ezekiel 13:14
And I will break down the wall which you have plastered with whitewash , and I will bring it to the ground so that its foundation will be uncovered, and it will fall; you will be consumed in its midst, and you will know that I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 13:14, so the Hebrew word וְהָ֨רַסְתִּ֜י (veharasti) 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.13.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.14.W1.S1) and character.