Ezekiel 16:34:14Ezek.16.34.W14TAB
לְהֶֽפֶךְ׃
lehefekh
“for a turning or a reversal”
- Transliteration
- le-HE-fekh
- Extended
- leh-HEE-fehkh
- IPA
- /ləˈheːfɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a turning or a reversal
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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-HE-fekh
- phraseyour reading level
va-te-HI le-HE-fekh
- clause
u-ve-tit-TEKH et-NAN ve-et-NAN LO nit-TAN-LAKH va-te-HI le-HE-fekh
- sentence
va-ye-HI-VAKH HE-fekh min-ha-na-SHIM be-taz-nu-TA-yikh ve-a-kha-ra-YIKH LO zu-NA u-ve-tit-TEKH et-NAN ve-et-NAN LO nit-TAN-LAKH va-te-HI le-HE-fekh
Exegesis
Finally, va-tehi le-hefech {וַתְּהִ֥י לְהֶֽפֶךְ | wa-tə-hî lə-he-p̄eḵ} returns to the opening theme, underscoring the complete inversion of expectations.
Root and etymology
h-p-khheh–pe–kaph
“turn, reverse”
In context — Ezekiel 16:34
And in you there was a reversal from other women in your harlotries : no one sought you out to play the harlot, and in your giving payment, payment was not given to you—so you became a reversal .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:34:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Ezekiel 16:34, so the Hebrew word לְהֶֽפֶךְ׃ (lehefekh) 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.16.34.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.34.W14.S1) and character.