Ezekiel 13:19:16Ezek.13.19.W16TAB
בְּכַ֨זֶּבְכֶ֔ם
bekhazzevkhem
“by your lying”
- Transliteration
- be-khaz-zev-KHEM
- Extended
- beh-khahz-zehv-KHEHM
- IPA
- /bəxaz.zɛvˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- by your lying
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-khaz-zev-KHEM
- clause
be-khaz-zev-KHEM le-am-MI sho-me-E kha-ZAV
- sentence
vat-te-kha-lel-NA o-TI el-am-MI be-sha-a-LE se-o-RIM u-vif-to-TE LE-khem le-ha-MIT ne-fa-SHOT a-SHER lo-te-mu-TE-na u-le-kha-YOT ne-fa-SHOT a-SHER lo-ti-khe-YE-na be-khaz-zev-KHEM le-am-MI sho-me-E kha-ZAV
Exegesis
The instrument is indicated by bǝkazzēḇkem {בְּכַזֶּבְכֶם | bə-kaz-zēḇ-kem} ‘by your lying,’ and the characterization of šomʿê ka-zāḇ {שֹׁמְעֵי כָזָב | šom-ʿê ka-zāḇ} ‘hearers of lies’ highlights the people’s gullibility. Hebrew word order preserves parallelism, while the English translation reorders phrases for clarity.
Root and etymology
Rootk-z-v
“lie, falsehood”
In context — Ezekiel 13:19
And you have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to put to death souls who should not die and to keep alive souls who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:19:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Ezekiel 13:19, so the Hebrew word בְּכַ֨זֶּבְכֶ֔ם (bekhazzevkhem) 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.13.19.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.19.W16.S1) and character.