Ezekiel 15:5:10Ezek.15.5.W10TAB
וַיֵּחָ֔ר
vayekhar
“and it was charred”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-KHAR
- Extended
- vah-yeh-KHAAR
- IPA
- /vaj.jeːˈħaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it was charred
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
va-ye-KHAR
- clause
AF ki-ESH a-kha-lat-HU va-ye-KHAR ve-na-a-SA OD lim-la-a-KHA
- sentence
hi-NE bi-he-yo-TO ta-MIM LO ye-a-SE lim-la-a-KHA AF ki-ESH a-kha-lat-HU va-ye-KHAR ve-na-a-SA OD lim-la-a-KHA
Exegesis
The compound verb sequence esh akhalathu vayyekhar {אֵ֤שׁ אֲכָלַ֙תְהוּ֙ וַיֵּחָ֔ר | ʾēš ʾă-ḵā-laṯ-hū way-yē-ḥār} “when fire has consumed it and it is charred” presents perfect passive results.
In context — Ezekiel 15:5
Behold, when it was whole , it was not fit for any work ; how much less, after fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be fit for any work?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 15:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Ezekiel 15:5, so the Hebrew word וַיֵּחָ֔ר (vayekhar) 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.15.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.15.5.W10.S1) and character.