Ezekiel 16:35:2Ezek.16.35.W2TAB
זוֹנָ֔ה
zona
“prostitute or harlot”
- Transliteration
- zo-NA
- Extended
- zoh-NAA
- IPA
- /zoːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- prostitute or harlot
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
zo-NA
- phraseyour reading level
la-KHEN zo-NA
- sentence
la-KHEN zo-NA shim-E de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The vocative noun zonah {זוֹנָה | zō-nāh} ‘harlot/prostitute’ directly confronts the addressee.
Root and etymology
Rootzayin–nun–heh
“to prostitute”
In context — Ezekiel 16:35
Therefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:35:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 16:35, so the Hebrew word זוֹנָ֔ה (zona) 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.16.35.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.35.W2.S1) and character.