Ezekiel 14:5:3Ezek.14.5.W3TAB
אֶת־בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
etbetyisrael
“the house of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ET-BET-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- EET-BEET-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /ʔɛtˈbeːt.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the house of Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-BET-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
te-FOS ET-BET-yis-ra-EL
- clause
le-MA-an te-FOS ET-BET-yis-ra-EL be-li-BAM
- sentence
le-MA-an te-FOS ET-BET-yis-ra-EL be-li-BAM a-SHER na-ZO-ru me-a-LAI be-gi-lu-LE-hem ku-LAM
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} marks the direct object beit Yisrael {בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | bēṯ yiś-rā-ʾēl} ‘house of Israel.’
In context — Ezekiel 14:5
So that I may seize the house of Israel in their heart, for they have all become estranged from Me by their idols .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 14:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (etbetyisrael) 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.14.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.5.W3.S1) and character.