Ezekiel 14:4:30Ezek.14.4.W30TAB
גִּלּוּלָֽיו׃
gilulav
“his idols”
- Transliteration
- gi-lu-LAV
- Extended
- gih-loo-LAAV
- IPA
- /gilːuːˈlaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his idols
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
gi-lu-LAV
- phraseyour reading level
be-ROV gi-lu-LAV
- clause
a-NI ye-ho-VAH na-a-NE-ti LO VE VA be-ROV gi-lu-LAV
- sentence
la-KHEN da-BER-o-TAM ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ISH ISH mi-BET yis-ra-EL a-SHER ya-a-LE et-gi-lu-LAV el-li-BO u-mikh-SHOL a-vo-NO ya-SIM NO-khakh pa-NAV u-VA el-ha-na-VI a-NI ye-ho-VAH na-a-NE-ti LO VE VA be-ROV gi-lu-LAV
Exegesis
The sequence bah boʾ {בָּ֛ה בֹּא | bāh bōʾ} forms a temporal circumstantial clause, and the prepositional phrase bərov gillulav {בְּרֹב גִּלּוּלָיו | bə-rōv gil-lû-lāw} ‘in the multitude of his idols’ sets the measure for divine response.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–lamed–lamed
“idol, object of worship”
In context — Ezekiel 14:4
Therefore, speak to them and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD : Any man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart , and places the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to the multitude of his idols.’
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:4:30 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 30 of Ezekiel 14:4, so the Hebrew word גִּלּוּלָֽיו׃ (gilulav) 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.14.4.W30, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.4.W30.S1) and character.