Ezekiel 15:4:13Ezek.15.4.W13TAB
לִמְלָאכָֽה׃
limlaakha
“for work”
- Transliteration
- lim-la-A-kha
- Extended
- lihm-lah-AA-khaa
- IPA
- /limlaˈʔaːxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for work
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
lim-la-A-kha
- clause
ET she-NEI ke-tso-TAI-v a-khe-LA ha-ESH ve-to-KHO na-KHAR ha-yits-LAKH lim-la-A-kha
- sentence
hi-NE la-ESH ni-TAN le-A-kha-LA ET she-NEI ke-tso-TAI-v a-khe-LA ha-ESH ve-to-KHO na-KHAR ha-yits-LAKH lim-la-A-kha
Exegesis
The interrogative hayitzlach limleakhah {הֲיִצְלַח לִמְלָאכָה} uses a Hiphil imperfect to frame a rhetorical question about the wood’s practical viability. The translation preserves the Hebrew paratactic style with clear clause boundaries and rhetorical suspense.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–aleph
“work, labor”
In context — Ezekiel 15:4
Behold, it is given to the fire for fuel; the fire has consumed both its ends , and its middle is charred. Will it succeed for any work?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 15:4:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Ezekiel 15:4, so the Hebrew word לִמְלָאכָֽה׃ (limlaakha) 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.15.4.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.15.4.W13.S1) and character.