Ezekiel 13:3:9Ezek.13.3.W9TAB
הֹלְכִ֛ים
holkhim
“are going”
- Transliteration
- hol-khim
- Extended
- hohl-kheem
- IPA
- /hoːlˈχiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- are going
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
hol-khim
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER hol-khim
- 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.
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 13:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 13:3, so the Hebrew word הֹלְכִ֛ים (holkhim) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.3.W9.S1) and character.