Ezekiel 13:22:8Ezek.13.22.W8TAB
וּלְחַזֵּק֙
ulekhazek
“and to strengthen”
- Transliteration
- u-le-kha-ZEK
- Extended
- oo-leh-khah-ZEEK
- IPA
- /uːləħazˈzeːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to strengthen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
u-le-kha-ZEK
- clause
u-le-kha-ZEK ye-DE ra-SHA le-vil-TI-shuv mid-dar-KHO ha-RA le-ha-kha-yo-TO
- 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 conjunction u-le-ḥazzēq {וּלְחַזֵּק | u-le-ḥazzēq} introduces a Piel infinitive “to strengthen,” modifying yeḏê rāšā‘ {יְדֵי רָשָׁע | ye-ḏê rāšā‘} “hands of the wicked.”
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 13:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 13:22, so the Hebrew word וּלְחַזֵּק֙ (ulekhazek) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.22.W8.S1) and character.