Ezekiel 16:33:6Ezek.16.33.W6TAB
לְכָל־מְאַֽהֲבַ֔יִךְ
lekholmeahavayikh
“to all your lovers”
- Transliteration
- le-KHOL-me-a-ha-VA-yikh
- Extended
- leh-KHOL-meh-ah-hah-VAA-yeekh
- IPA
- /ləkɔl.məʔăhaˈvajik/
Meaning by language
- English
- to all your lovers
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
le-KHOL-me-a-ha-VA-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 adversative ve’at {וְאַ֨תְּ | wə-ʾat} ‘but you’ introduces a shift to natat {נָתַ֤תְּ | nā-tat} ‘you gave’ your gifts (et-nedanaikh {אֶת־נְדָנַ֙יִךְ | et-nə-da-na-yikh}) to lekol meahavayikh {לְכָל־מְאַֽהֲבַ֔יִךְ | lə-kol mə-ʾa-hă-vay-ikh} ‘all your lovers,’ reversing the expected flow.
Root and etymology
ahavaleph–he–bet
“to love”
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 16:33:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 16:33, so the Hebrew word לְכָל־מְאַֽהֲבַ֔יִךְ (lekholmeahavayikh) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.33.W6.S1) and character.