Ezekiel 16:21:2Ezek.16.21.W2TAB
אֶת־בָּנָ֑י
etbanai
“{the} my sons”
- Transliteration
- et-ba-NAI
- Extended
- eht-baa-NAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.baːˈnaːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- {the} my sons
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-ba-NAI
- clause
va-tish-kha-TI et-ba-NAI
- sentence
va-tish-kha-TI et-ba-NAI va-tit-te-NIM be-ha-a-VIR o-TAM la-HEM
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} precedes banai {בָּנָי | bā-nāy} ‘my sons’, a construct noun with a pronominal suffix.
In context — Ezekiel 16:21
And you slaughtered my sons and gave them over when you caused them to pass through for them.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 16:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בָּנָ֑י (etbanai) 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.16.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.21.W2.S1) and character.