Ezekiel 16:26:1Ezek.16.26.W1TAB
וַתִּזְנִ֧י
vatizni
“and you prostituted yourself”
- Transliteration
- va-tiz-NI
- Extended
- vah-tihz-NII
- IPA
- /vat.tizˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you prostituted yourself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-tiz-NI
- phraseyour reading level
va-tiz-NI el-be-NE-mi-ts-RA-yim
- clause
va-tiz-NI el-be-NE-mi-ts-RA-yim she-khe-NA-yikh gid-LE va-SAR
- sentence
va-tiz-NI el-be-NE-mi-ts-RA-yim she-khe-NA-yikh gid-LE va-SAR va-tar-BI et-taz-nu-TEKH le-ha-khi-se-NI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the wayyiqtol verb vatizni {וַתִּזְנִ֧י | wat-tiz-nî} ‘and you committed fornication’, marking a past action of sexual unfaithfulness.
In context — Ezekiel 16:26
And you committed fornication with the sons of Egypt, your neighbors who were great of flesh, and you multiplied your harlotries to provoke Me to anger.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 16:26, so the Hebrew word וַתִּזְנִ֧י (vatizni) 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.16.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.26.W1.S1) and character.