Ezekiel 16:24:5Ezek.16.24.W5TAB
בְּכָל־רְחֽוֹב׃
bekholrekhov
“in every broad place or street”
- Transliteration
- be-khol-re-KHOV
- Extended
- beh-khol-reh-KHOHV
- IPA
- /bəχɔl.rəˈħoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in every broad place or street
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-khol-re-KHOV
- clause
va-ta-a-SI-lakh ra-MA be-khol-re-KHOV
- sentence
va-tiv-NI-lakh GEV va-ta-a-SI-lakh ra-MA be-khol-re-KHOV
Exegesis
The locative phrase bekhol-rechov {בְּכָל־רְחוֹב | bə-ḵāl-rə-ḥōḇ} “in every street” expresses totality through a preposition plus construct noun. The repetition of reflexive constructions underscores self-aggrandizing idolatrous practice and public exposure.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–chet–bet
“wide space”
In context — Ezekiel 16:24
And you built a mound for yourself and made a high place for yourself in every street .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 16:24, so the Hebrew word בְּכָל־רְחֽוֹב׃ (bekholrekhov) 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.16.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.24.W5.S1) and character.