Ezekiel 13:17:3Ezek.13.17.W3TAB
שִׂ֤ים
sim
“set”
- Transliteration
- SIM
- Extended
- SEEM
- IPA
- /ˈsiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- set
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| 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
SIM
- phraseyour reading level
SIM pa-NE-kha
- clause
ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM SIM pa-NE-kha el-be-NOT am-me-KHA ham-mit-na-be-OT mi-lib-be-HEN
- sentence
ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM SIM pa-NE-kha el-be-NOT am-me-KHA ham-mit-na-be-OT mi-lib-be-HEN ve-hin-na-VE a-LE-hen
Exegesis
The verb sim {שִׂ֤ים | śîm} ‘set’ is Qal imperative directing the prophet to adopt a confrontational posture expressed by panekha {פָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ | pā-ne-ḵā} ‘your face’.
In context — Ezekiel 13:17
And you, son of man , set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy from their own heart ; and prophesy against them.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 13:17, so the Hebrew word שִׂ֤ים (sim) 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.13.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.17.W3.S1) and character.