Ezekiel 14:3:13Ezek.14.3.W13TAB
אִדָּרֵ֖שׁ
iddaresh
“indeed be inquired of”
- Transliteration
- id-da-RESH
- Extended
- ihd-daa-REHSH
- IPA
- /ʔid.daːˈreːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- indeed be inquired of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
id-da-RESH
- phraseyour reading level
ha-id-da-ROSH id-da-RESH
- clause
ha-id-da-ROSH id-da-RESH la-HEM
- sentence
ben-a-DAM ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le he-e-LU gi-lu-le-HEM al-lib-BAM u-mikh-SHOL a-vo-NAM nat-NU NO-khakh pe-ne-HEM ha-id-da-ROSH id-da-RESH la-HEM
Exegesis
The double-form interrogative hă-ʾid-dā-rōš ʾid-dā-rēš lā-hem {הַאִדָּרֹשׁ אִדָּרֵשׁ לָהֶם | hă-ʾid-dā-rōš ʾid-dā-rēš lā-hem} in the Niphal imperfect emphasizes divine reluctance to be consulted by the unrepentant. The word order foregrounds human culpability prior to the divine reply.
Root and etymology
d-r-shd-r-sh
“to seek, inquire”
In context — Ezekiel 14:3
Son of man, these men have placed their idols upon their heart, and the stumblingblock of their iniquity they have set before their faces. Should I indeed be inquired of at all by them?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Ezekiel 14:3, so the Hebrew word אִדָּרֵ֖שׁ (iddaresh) 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.14.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.3.W13.S1) and character.