Ezekiel 13:21:1Ezek.13.21.W1TAB
וְקָרַעְתִּ֞י
vekaratti
“and I will tear”
- Transliteration
- ve-ka-RAT-ti
- Extended
- veh-kaa-RAHT-tih
- IPA
- /vəqaˈraʕ.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will tear
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 | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ka-RAT-ti
- clause
ve-ka-RAT-ti et-mis-pe-KHO-te-khem ve-hi-TSAL-ti et-a-MI mi-YED-khen ve-LO-YI-he-YU OD be-YED-khen lim-tsu-DA
- sentence
ve-ka-RAT-ti et-mis-pe-KHO-te-khem ve-hi-TSAL-ti et-a-MI mi-YED-khen ve-LO-YI-he-YU OD be-YED-khen lim-tsu-DA vi-DA-tehn ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with two coordinate perfect verbs veqaratti {וְקָרַעְתִּ֞י | wə-qā-raʿ-tî} “and I will tear” and vehitzalti {וְהִצַּלְתִּ֤י | wə-hiṣ-ṣal-tî} “and I will deliver,” asserting decisive divine action. Each verb is first person singular, highlighting direct intervention by God.
Root and etymology
Rootq-r-ʿ
“to tear, rip”
In context — Ezekiel 13:21
And I will tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hand, and they will no longer be in your hand as prey, and you will know that I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 13:21, so the Hebrew word וְקָרַעְתִּ֞י (vekaratti) 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.13.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.21.W1.S1) and character.