Ezekiel 13:22:7Ezek.13.22.W7TAB
הִכְאַבְתִּ֑יו
hikevattiv
“I caused him pain”
- Transliteration
- hik-e-VAT-tiv
- Extended
- hik-eh-VAHT-tee v
- IPA
- /hikʔavˈtiːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- I caused him pain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hik-e-VAT-tiv
- phraseyour reading level
LO hik-e-VAT-tiv
- 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 coordinated clause va-’anî lō’ hiḵ’ăḇtîw {וַאֲנִי לֹא הִכְאַבְתִּיו | va-‘ănî lō’ hiq-’ăḇ-tîw} contrasts human deceit with divine restraint.
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 13:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 13:22, so the Hebrew word הִכְאַבְתִּ֑יו (hikevattiv) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.22.W7.S1) and character.