Ezekiel 16:32:6Ezek.16.32.W6TAB
אֶת־זָרִֽים׃
etzarim
“strangers”
- Transliteration
- et-ZA-rim
- Extended
- eht-ZAA-reem
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.zaːˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- strangers
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 | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ZA-rim
- clause
TA-khat i-SHAH tik-KAKH et-ZA-rim
- sentence
ha-i-SHA ham-me-na-A-fet TA-khat i-SHAH tik-KAKH et-ZA-rim
Exegesis
The accusative marker ’et {אֶת־ | ’eṯ} marks zarim {זָרִים | zā-rîm} ‘strangers’ as the direct object. Because Hebrew lacks a copular verb here, English adds “You are” to supply the implied predicate and connect the description to the addressee. The relative clause structure in English preserves the ongoing nature of her betrayal.
Root and etymology
Rootzayin–resh
“stranger; foreigner”
In context — Ezekiel 16:32
You are the adulterous woman , who takes strangers instead of your husband.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:32:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 16:32, so the Hebrew word אֶת־זָרִֽים׃ (etzarim) 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.16.32.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.32.W6.S1) and character.