Ezekiel 16:28:2Ezek.16.28.W2TAB
אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י
elbene
“to the sons of”
- Transliteration
- el-be-NE
- Extended
- ehl-beh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the sons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
el-be-NE
- phraseyour reading level
el-be-NE a-shur
- clause
va-tiz-NI el-be-NE a-shur mi-bil-TI sa-ve-a-TEKH
- sentence
va-tiz-NI el-be-NE a-shur mi-bil-TI sa-ve-a-TEKH va-tiz-NIM ve-GAM LO sa-VA-at
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-bnei Ashur {אֶל־בְּנֵי אַשּׁוּר | ʾel-bə-nê ʾaš-šūr} marks the illicit partner.
In context — Ezekiel 16:28
And you played the harlot with the sons of Assyria, because you were not satisfied ; you even engaged in further harlotries, yet you could not be satisfied.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 16:28, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י (elbene) 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.16.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.28.W2.S1) and character.