Ezekiel 14:5:6Ezek.14.5.W6TAB
נָזֹ֙רוּ֙
nazoru
“they have become estranged”
- Transliteration
- na-ZO-ru
- Extended
- naa-ZOH-roo
- IPA
- /naːˈzoː.ruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they have become estranged
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-ZO-ru
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER na-ZO-ru
- clause
a-SHER na-ZO-ru me-a-LAI be-gi-lu-LE-hem ku-LAM
- 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 relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} introduces the defining clause where nazoru {נָזֹ֙רוּ֙ | nā-zō-rū} ‘have become estranged’ (Niphal perfect) indicates passive separation.
Root and etymology
נ-ז-ר
“to be estranged, separated”
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 14:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 14:5, so the Hebrew word נָזֹ֙רוּ֙ (nazoru) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.5.W6.S1) and character.