Ezekiel 16:13:18Ezek.16.13.W18TAB
לִמְלוּכָֽה׃
limlukha
“to royalty or to kingship”
- Transliteration
- lim-lu-KHA
- Extended
- lihm-loo-KHAA
- IPA
- /limluˈχaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to royalty or to kingship
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lim-lu-KHA
- clause
va-ti-FI bim-OD me-OD va-tits-le-KHI lim-lu-KHA
- sentence
va-ta-e-DI za-HAV va-KHE-sef u-mal-bu-SHEKH sha-SHI SHESH va-me-SHI ve-rik-MA SO-let u-de-VASH va-SHE-men a-khal-TI a-KHALT va-ti-FI bim-OD me-OD va-tits-le-KHI lim-lu-KHA
Exegesis
The final prepositional phrase limlūkāh {לִמְלוּכָהּ | li-mlû-khāh} marks the result of elevation, conveying a shift from personal adornment to political status.
In context — Ezekiel 16:13
Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered work. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil, and you became exceedingly beautiful, and you advanced into royalty .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:13:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Ezekiel 16:13, so the Hebrew word לִמְלוּכָֽה׃ (limlukha) 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.16.13.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.13.W18.S1) and character.