Ezekiel 15:5:8Ezek.15.5.W8TAB
כִּי־אֵ֤שׁ
kiesh
“when fire”
- Transliteration
- ki-ESH
- Extended
- KEE-EESH
- IPA
- /kiː.ˈʔeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- when fire
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-ESH
- phraseyour reading level
AF ki-ESH a-kha-lat-HU
- 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 adversative conjunction af ki {אַ֣ף כִּי־ | ʾaf kî} “how much less” introduces an intensifying comparison.
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.
Root and etymology
ʼ-š
“fire”
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 15:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 15:5, so the Hebrew word כִּי־אֵ֤שׁ (kiesh) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.15.5.W8.S1) and character.