Ezekiel 14:20:5Ezek.14.20.W5TAB
בְּתוֹכָהּ֒
betokha
“in the midst of it or within it”
- Transliteration
- be-to-KHA
- Extended
- beh-toh-KHAA
- IPA
- /bətoːˈxaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the midst of it or within it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-to-KHA
- clause
ve-NO-akh da-ne-AL da-ni-EL ve-i-YOV be-to-KHA KHAI-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI im-BEN im-BAT ya-tsi-LU
- sentence
ve-NO-akh da-ne-AL da-ni-EL ve-i-YOV be-to-KHA KHAI-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI im-BEN im-BAT ya-tsi-LU HE-ma be-tsid-ka-TAM ya-tsi-LU naf-SHAM
Exegesis
The locative betōkāh {בְּתוֹכָהּ֒ | bə-tō-ḵāh} ‘in its midst’ situates them within the besieged city.
In context — Ezekiel 14:20
Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in its midst, as I live, declares the LORD GOD , they would deliver neither son nor daughter; they, by their righteousness , would deliver only their own lives.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 14:20, so the Hebrew word בְּתוֹכָהּ֒ (betokha) 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.14.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.20.W5.S1) and character.