Ezekiel 13:20:6Ezek.13.20.W6TAB
אֶל־כִּסְּתוֹתֵיכֶ֙נָה֙
elkistotekhena
“against your bands”
- Transliteration
- el-kis-to-te-khe-NA
- Extended
- ehl-kis-toh-teh-kheh-NAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.kisːətoːteːχɛˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against your bands
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-kis-to-te-khe-NA
- phraseyour reading level
hin-NI el-kis-to-te-khe-NA
- clause
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
- 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
k-s-t
“cover, band, cushion”
In context — Ezekiel 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 13:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 13:20, so the Hebrew word אֶל־כִּסְּתוֹתֵיכֶ֙נָה֙ (elkistotekhena) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.20.W6.S1) and character.