Ezekiel 13:20:23Ezek.13.20.W23TAB

לְפֹרְחֹֽת׃

leforkhot

to fly

Transliteration
le-for-KHOT
Extended
leh-fohr-KHOHT
IPA
/ləforˈħoːt/

Meaning by language

English
to fly

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + פֹרְ + חֹֽת׃
le + for + khot
leforkhot

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Pep with dagesh; f without
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-for-KHOT

  2. clause

    ve-shi-la-KHET-ti et-ha-ne-fa-SHOT a-SHER a-TEM me-tso-de-DOT et-ne-fa-SHIM le-for-KHOT

  3. sentence

    la-KHEN ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH hin-NI el-kis-to-te-khe-NA a-SHER a-TE-na me-tso-de-DOT SHAM et-ha-ne-fa-SHOT le-for-KHOT ve-ka-RA-te o-TAM me-AL ze-ro-o-te-khem ve-shi-la-KHET-ti et-ha-ne-fa-SHOT a-SHER a-TEM me-tso-de-DOT et-ne-fa-SHIM le-for-KHOT

Root and etymology

p-r-ch

to fly, blossom

In contextEzekiel 13:20

Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD : Behold, I am against your bands with which you women set traps there for the souls to fly ; and I will tear them from your arms and release the souls that you are ensnaring to fly.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 13:20:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Ezekiel 13:20, so the Hebrew word לְפֹרְחֹֽת׃ (leforkhot) 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.13.20.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.20.W23.S1) and character.