Ezekiel 13:3:11Ezek.13.3.W11TAB
רוּחָ֖ם
rukham
“their spirit”
- Transliteration
- ru-KHAM
- Extended
- roo-KHAAM
- IPA
- /ruːˈħaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their spirit
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ru-KHAM
- phraseyour reading level
a-KHAR ru-KHAM
- clause
a-SHER hol-khim a-KHAR ru-KHAM u-le-vil-TI RA-u
- sentence
KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH HOI al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-ne-va-LIM a-SHER hol-khim a-KHAR ru-KHAM u-le-vil-TI RA-u
Exegesis
The relative clause ʾăšer hōlkim ʾaḥar rūḥām {אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֹלְכִ֛ים אַחַ֥ר רוּחָ֖ם | ʾă-šer hōl-kîm ʾa-ḥar rū-ḥām} uses a participle to depict continuous pursuit of inward impulses rather than divine revelation.
Root and etymology
ר־ו־ח
“breath, spirit”
In context — Ezekiel 13:3
Thus says the Lord GOD : Woe to the foolish prophets who go after their own spirit and have seen nothing.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:3:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ezekiel 13:3, so the Hebrew word רוּחָ֖ם (rukham) 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.13.3.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.3.W11.S1) and character.