Ezekiel 15:6:12Ezek.15.6.W12TAB
לְאָכְלָ֑ה
leakhela
“for fuel”
- Transliteration
- le-a-khe-LA
- Extended
- leh-aa-kheh-LAA
- IPA
- /ləʔɔχəˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for fuel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-a-khe-LA
- clause
la-KHEN KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI ka-a-SHER ETS-ha-GE-fen be-ETS ha-ya-AR a-sher-ne-ta-TI-v la-ESH le-a-khe-LA
- sentence
la-KHEN KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI ka-a-SHER ETS-ha-GE-fen be-ETS ha-ya-AR a-sher-ne-ta-TI-v la-ESH le-a-khe-LA KEN na-TAT-ti et-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-im
Exegesis
The verb netativ {נְתַתִּ֥יו | nĕ-ṯat-tî-yōw} ‘I have given’ directs the object to la-esh {לָאֵשׁ | lā-’êš} ‘the fire’ for the purpose of le-okhlah {לְאָכְלָה | lə-’ō-ḵlâ} ‘consuming’.
Root and etymology
“to eat, consume”
In context — Ezekiel 15:6
Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD : “As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for consuming , so have I given the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 15:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 15:6, so the Hebrew word לְאָכְלָ֑ה (leakhela) 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.15.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.15.6.W12.S1) and character.