Ezekiel 16:2:4Ezek.16.2.W4TAB
אֶת־תּוֹעֲבֹתֶֽיהָ׃
ettoavoteha
“{direct object marker} her abominations”
- Transliteration
- et-to-a-vo-TE-ha
- Extended
- eht-toh-ah-voh-TEH-haah
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.toː.ʕăvoːˈtɛːhaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} her abominations
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-to-a-vo-TE-ha
- sentence
ben-A-dam ho-DA et-ye-ru-sha-LA-im et-to-a-vo-TE-ha
Exegesis
This imperative governs two objects introduced by the accusative particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet}—first marking the direct object Yerushalayim {יְרוּשָׁלִַם | yə-rū-šā-layim} ‘Jerusalem’ and then marking the direct object toavoteha {תּוֹעֲבֹתֶֽיהָ | tō-ʿă-ḇō-ṯe-hā} ‘her abominations.’ The parallel et markers emphasize the scope of the prophetic indictment. The translation preserves the vocative and imperative order to maintain the original’s force and immediacy.
Root and etymology
Roottav ayin bet
“to abhor, detest”
In context — Ezekiel 16:2
Son of man , make known to Jerusalem her abominations .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 16:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־תּוֹעֲבֹתֶֽיהָ׃ (ettoavoteha) 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.16.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.2.W4.S1) and character.