Ezekiel 14:16:9Ezek.14.16.W9TAB
אִם־בָּנִ֥ים
imbanim
“if sons”
- Transliteration
- im-ba-NIM
- Extended
- ihm-baa-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʔim.baːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- if sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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
im-ba-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
im-ba-NIM ve-im-ba-NOT
- clause
she-LO-shet ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le be-to-KHA KHAI-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI im-ba-NIM ve-im-ba-NOT ya-tsi-LU
- sentence
she-LO-shet ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le be-to-KHA KHAI-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI im-ba-NIM ve-im-ba-NOT ya-tsi-LU HE-ma le-vad-DAM yin-na-TSE-lu ve-ha-A-rets ti-he-YE she-ma-MA
Exegesis
A double conditional im-banim ve-im-banot {אִם־בָּנִ֥ים וְאִם־בָּנ֖וֹת | ʾim bānîm wə-ʾim bānōṯ} ‘if sons and if daughters’ sets the objects of deliverance.
In context — Ezekiel 14:16
Even if these three men were in its midst, as I live, declares the Lord God , they would not deliver sons or daughters; they alone would be delivered, but the land would become desolate .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 14:16, so the Hebrew word אִם־בָּנִ֥ים (imbanim) 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.14.16.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.16.W9.S1) and character.