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

Result
הִ + כְ + אַבְת + תִּ֑יו
hik + e + vat + tiv
hikevattiv

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Tavt as in top
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    hik-e-VAT-tiv

  2. phraseyour reading level

    LO hik-e-VAT-tiv

  3. clause

    YA-an ha-khe-OT lev-tsa-DIK SHE-ker va-a-NI LO hik-e-VAT-tiv

  4. 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 contextEzekiel 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.