Ezekiel 13:16:5Ezek.13.16.W5TAB
וְהַחֹזִ֥ים
vehakhozim
“and the ones seeing”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-kho-ZIM
- Extended
- veh-hah-khoh-ZEEM
- IPA
- /vəhɑħoˈziːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the ones seeing
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ha-kho-ZIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-kho-ZIM LA
- clause
ne-vi-E yis-ra-EL ha-niv-be-IM el-ye-ru-sha-LIM ve-ha-kho-ZIM LA kha-ZON sha-LOM
- sentence
ne-vi-E yis-ra-EL ha-niv-be-IM el-ye-ru-sha-LIM ve-ha-kho-ZIM LA kha-ZON sha-LOM ve-EN sha-LOM ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The coordinating participle vehachozim {וְהַחֹזִים | və-ha-cho-zim} ‘and who see’ introduces a secondary activity, lah chazon shalom {לָהּ חָזוֹן שָׁלוֹם | lā(-)h cha-zôn sha-lôm} ‘a vision of peace for her.’
In context — Ezekiel 13:16
The prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem and who see for her a vision of peace , yet there is no peace—declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 13:16, so the Hebrew word וְהַחֹזִ֥ים (vehakhozim) 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.13.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.16.W5.S1) and character.