Ezekiel 15:6:7Ezek.15.6.W7TAB
עֵץ־הַגֶּ֙פֶן֙
etshagefen
“wood of the vine”
- Transliteration
- ETS-ha-GE-fen
- Extended
- EETS-hah-GEH-fehn
- IPA
- /ʕeːts.hagˈgɛfɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- wood of the vine
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ETS-ha-GE-fen
- phraseyour reading level
ka-a-SHER ETS-ha-GE-fen
- 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 construct chain etz-ha-gefen {עֵץ-הַגֶּפֶן | ’êṣ–ha-ḡê-pen} ‘wood of the vine’ in b’etz ha-ya’ar {בְּעֵץ הַיַּעַר | bĕ-’êṣ–ha-ya-’ar} ‘among the trees of the forest’ sets up the comparison.
Root and etymology
“vine”
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 15:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 15:6, so the Hebrew word עֵץ־הַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ (etshagefen) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.15.6.W7.S1) and character.