Ezekiel 16:29:2Ezek.16.29.W2TAB
אֶת־תַּזְנוּתֵ֛ךְ
ettazenutekh
“{direct object} your prostitution”
- Transliteration
- et-ta-ze-nu-TEKH
- Extended
- eht-tah-zeh-noo-TEKH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.taz.nuːˈteːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} your prostitution
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ta-ze-nu-TEKH
- 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 direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces taznutekh {תַּזְנוּתֵ֛ךְ | taz-nu-teḵ}, conveying unfaithfulness in both literal and metaphorical dimensions.
Root and etymology
z-n-hzayin–nun–he
“to commit fornication, be unfaithful”
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 16:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 16:29, so the Hebrew word אֶת־תַּזְנוּתֵ֛ךְ (ettazenutekh) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.29.W2.S1) and character.