Ezekiel 13:22:3Ezek.13.22.W3TAB
לֵב־צַדִּיק֙
levtsadik
“the heart of a righteous man”
- Transliteration
- lev-tsa-DIK
- Extended
- leev-tsah-DIK
- IPA
- /leːv.tsˤadˈdiːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- the heart of a righteous man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
lev-tsa-DIK
- phraseyour reading level
YA-an ha-khe-OT lev-tsa-DIK
- clause
YA-an ha-khe-OT lev-tsa-DIK SHE-ker va-a-NI LO hik-e-VAT-tiv
- sentence
YA-an ha-khe-OT lev-tsa-DIK SHE-ker va-a-NI LO hik-e-VAT-tiv u-le-kha-ZEK ye-DE ra-SHA le-vil-TI-shuv mid-dar-KHO ha-RA le-ha-kha-yo-TO
Exegesis
The Hiphil infinitive construct haḵ’ot {הַכְא֤וֹת | ha-ḵā-’ōṯ} “causing pain” governs the construct chain lēv ṣaddîq {לֵב־צַדִּיק | lēv ṣaḏ-dîq} “heart of the righteous,” with šēqer {שֶׁ֔קֶר | šē-qer} specifying the source of sorrow.
Root and etymology
ṣ-d-qtsade–dalet–qof
“just, lawful”
In context — Ezekiel 13:22
Because you have made the heart of the righteous sad with lies, though I have not caused him grief, and you have strengthened the hands of the wicked so that he does not turn from his evil way to preserve his life.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 13:22, so the Hebrew word לֵב־צַדִּיק֙ (levtsadik) 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.13.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.22.W3.S1) and character.