Ezekiel 16:29:1Ezek.16.29.W1TAB
וַתַּרְבִּ֧י
vatarbi
“and you increased”
- Transliteration
- va-tar-BI
- Extended
- vah-tahr-BEE
- IPA
- /vat.tarˈbiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you increased
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-ta-ze-nu-TEKH
- clause
va-tar-BI et-ta-ze-nu-TEKH el-E-rets ke-na-AN khas-di-MA
- sentence
va-tar-BI et-ta-ze-nu-TEKH el-E-rets ke-na-AN khas-di-MA ve-gam-be-ZOT LO sa-VA-at
Exegesis
The verse opens with vatarbî {וַתַּרְבִּ֧י | wat-tar-bî} as a Hiphil wayyiqtol that heightens the intensity of the subject’s action.
In context — Ezekiel 16:29
And you multiplied your fornication to Canaan, the land of trade , to Chaldea; and even with this you were not satisfied.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 16:29, so the Hebrew word וַתַּרְבִּ֧י (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.16.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.29.W1.S1) and character.