Ezekiel 13:14:2Ezek.13.14.W2TAB
אֶת־הַקִּ֨יר
ethakir
“{direct object} the wall”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-KIR
- Extended
- EHT-hah-KEER
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.haqˈqiːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the wall
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ET-ha-KIR
- phraseyour reading level
ET-ha-KIR a-SHER-ta-KH-tem ta-FEL
- 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 phrase et-ha-kir {אֶת־הַקִּ֨יר | ʾet-ha-kîr} marks the wall as the direct object, focusing the impending judgment.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–waw–resh
“wall”
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 13:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 13:14, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַקִּ֨יר (ethakir) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.14.W2.S1) and character.