Ezekiel 16:19:1Ezek.16.19.W1TAB
וְלַחְמִי֩
velakhmi
“and my bread”
- Transliteration
- ve-lakh-MI
- Extended
- veh-lahkh-MEE
- IPA
- /vəlɑħˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and my bread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-lakh-MI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lakh-MI a-sher-na-TAT-ti LAKH
- clause
ve-lakh-MI a-sher-na-TAT-ti LAKH SO-let va-SHE-men u-de-VASH he-e-khal-TIKH u-ne-tat-TI-hu lif-ne-HEM le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh va-ye-HI
- sentence
ve-lakh-MI a-sher-na-TAT-ti LAKH SO-let va-SHE-men u-de-VASH he-e-khal-TIKH u-ne-tat-TI-hu lif-ne-HEM le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh va-ye-HI ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the waw-conjunctive on the possessive phrase ve-lachmi {וְלַחְמִי֩ | və-laḥ-mî} ‘and my bread,’ establishing the theme of divine provision.
In context — Ezekiel 16:19
And my bread , which I gave to you—fine flour, oil, and honey with which I fed you—you set it before them as a pleasing aroma; and so it was, declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 16:19, so the Hebrew word וְלַחְמִי֩ (velakhmi) 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.16.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.19.W1.S1) and character.