Ezekiel 16:33:1Ezek.16.33.W1TAB
לְכָל־זֹנ֖וֹת
lekholzonot
“to all prostitutes”
- Transliteration
- le-KHOL-zo-NOT
- Extended
- leh-KHOL-zoh-NOHT
- IPA
- /ləkɔl.zɔˈnoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to all prostitutes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHOL-zo-NOT
- clause
le-KHOL-zo-NOT yit-te-NU-NE-de
- sentence
le-KHOL-zo-NOT yit-te-NU-NE-de ve-AT na-TAT ET-ne-da-NA-yikh le-KHOL-me-a-ha-VA-yikh va-tish-kho-DI o-TAM la-VO e-LA-yikh mi-sa-VIV be-taz-nu-TA-yikh
Exegesis
The verse opens with the generic statement yitnu {יִתְּנוּ | yit-tə-nu} ‘they give’ paired with lekol zonot {לְכָל־זֹנ֖וֹת | lə-kol zō-nōt} ‘to all prostitutes’ and nedeh {נֵ֑דֶה | nē-deh} ‘gift.’
Root and etymology
zinahzayin–nun–he
“to commit fornication, act as prostitute”
In context — Ezekiel 16:33
To all prostitutes , gifts are given, but you gave your gifts to all your lovers and bribed them to come to you from all around in your whoredoms , O woman.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 16:33, so the Hebrew word לְכָל־זֹנ֖וֹת (lekholzonot) 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.16.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.33.W1.S1) and character.