Ezekiel 16:12:4Ezek.16.12.W4TAB
וַעֲגִילִ֖ים
vaagilim
“and earrings”
- Transliteration
- va-a-gi-LIM
- Extended
- vah-ah-gee-LEEM
- IPA
- /va.ʕă.ɣiːˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and earrings
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-a-gi-LIM
- clause
va-et-TEN NE-zem al-A-PEKH va-a-gi-LIM al-oz-NA-yikh
- sentence
va-et-TEN NE-zem al-A-PEKH va-a-gi-LIM al-oz-NA-yikh va-a-TE-ret tif-e-ER-et be-ro-SHEKH
Root and etymology
Rootayin–gimel–lamed
“earring”
In context — Ezekiel 16:12
And I placed a ring on your nose, and earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 16:12, so the Hebrew word וַעֲגִילִ֖ים (vaagilim) 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.16.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.12.W4.S1) and character.