Ezekiel 16:33:12Ezek.16.33.W12TAB
בְּתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃
betaznutayikh
“with your prostitutions”
- Transliteration
- be-taz-nu-TA-yikh
- Extended
- beh-tahz-noo-TAA-yeekh
- IPA
- /bətaz.nuːˈtaːjik/
Meaning by language
- English
- with your prostitutions
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
be-taz-nu-TA-yikh
- clause
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
- 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 clause vatishchodi {וַתִּשְׁחֳדִ֣י | va-tiš-ḥō-dî} ‘and you bribed’ otam {אוֹתָ֗ם | ō-tām} to lavo elayikh {לָב֥וֹא אֵלַ֛יִךְ | lā-vō ʾē-lai-ykh} ‘come to you’ from missaviv {מִסָּבִ֖יב | mis-sā-vîv} ‘all around’ culminates with betaznutayikh {בְּתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ | bə-taz-nu-tā-yīḵ} ‘in your whoredoms,’ framing the context. This structure uses contrast and inversion to highlight the perversion of normal social exchange and deliberate corruption.
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 16:33:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 16:33, so the Hebrew word בְּתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃ (betaznutayikh) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.33.W12.S1) and character.