Ezekiel 16:26:6Ezek.16.26.W6TAB
וַתַּרְבִּ֥י
vatarbi
“and you multiplied”
- Transliteration
- va-tar-BI
- Extended
- vah-tahr-BEE
- IPA
- /vat.tarˈbiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you multiplied
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
va-tar-BI
- phraseyour reading level
va-tar-BI et-taz-nu-TEKH
- clause
va-tar-BI et-taz-nu-TEKH le-ha-khi-se-NI
- 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 subsequent wayyiqtol vatarbi {וַתַּרְבִּי | wat-tar-bî} ‘and you multiplied’ continues the narrative, with et {אֶת־ | ʾet} ‘direct object marker’ identifying taznuteikh {תַּזְנֻתֵ֖ךְ | taz-nu-te-ḵ} ‘your harlotries.’
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 16:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 16:26, so the Hebrew word וַתַּרְבִּ֥י (vatarbi) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.26.W6.S1) and character.