Ezekiel 13:3:12Ezek.13.3.W12TAB

וּלְבִלְתִּ֥י

ulevilti

and not

Transliteration
u-le-vil-TI
Extended
oo-leh-vihl-TEE
IPA
/uːləvilˈtiː/

Meaning by language

English
and not

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וּ + לְ + בִלְ + תִּ֥י
u + le + vil + ti
ulevilti

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Lamedl as in law
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Tavt as in top
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-le-vil-TI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    u-le-vil-TI RA-u

  3. clause

    a-SHER hol-khim a-KHAR ru-KHAM u-le-vil-TI RA-u

  4. 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 concluding negative u-le-vilti raʾu {וּלְבִלְתִּ֥י רָאֽוּ | ū-lə-ḇil-tî rā-ʾû} introduces a clause of absolute absence of true vision.

Root and etymology

inner self

In contextEzekiel 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 13:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 13:3, so the Hebrew word וּלְבִלְתִּ֥י (ulevilti) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.3.W12.S1) and character.