Ezekiel 16:34:4Ezek.16.34.W4TAB
בְּתַזְנוּתַ֔יִךְ
betaznutayikh
“in your acts of prostitution”
- Transliteration
- be-taz-nu-TA-yikh
- Extended
- beh-tahz-noo-TAH-yeekh
- IPA
- /bətaz.nuˈθaː.jiːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- in your acts of prostitution
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 | |
| 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
be-taz-nu-TA-yikh
- clause
va-ye-HI-VAKH HE-fekh min-ha-na-SHIM be-taz-nu-TA-yikh ve-a-kha-ra-YIKH LO zu-NA
- 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
Be-taznutayikh {בְּתַזְנוּתַ֔יִךְ | bə-ta-zə-nū-ṯa-yiḵ} ‘in your harlotries’ defines the context of unfaithfulness.
Root and etymology
z-n-hzayin–nun–heh
“to commit harlotry”
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 16:34:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 16:34, so the Hebrew word בְּתַזְנוּתַ֔יִךְ (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.16.34.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.34.W4.S1) and character.