Ezekiel 14:19:1Ezek.14.19.W1TAB
א֛וֹ
o
“or”
- Transliteration
- O
- Extended
- OH
- IPA
- /ˈʔoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
O
- clause
O DE-ver a-shal-LAKH el-ha-A-rets ha-HI
- sentence
O DE-ver a-shal-LAKH el-ha-A-rets ha-HI ve-sha-FaKH-ti kha-ma-TI a-LE-ha be-DAM le-hakh-RIT mim-ME-na a-DAM u-ve-he-MA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the disjunctive term o {אוֹ | ʾô} ‘or,’ introducing an alternative judgment scenario.
Root and etymology
ʾ-w-taleph–waw–tav
“sign”
In context — Ezekiel 14:19
Or if I send a pestilence to that land and pour out my wrath upon it with blood to cut off from it man and beast.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 14:19, so the Hebrew word א֛וֹ (o) 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.14.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.19.W1.S1) and character.