Ezekiel 16:36:5Ezek.16.36.W5TAB
הִשָּׁפֵ֤ךְ
hishafekh
“was poured out”
- Transliteration
- hi-sha-FEKH
- Extended
- hih-shaa-FEEHKh
- IPA
- /hiʃ.ʃaˈfeːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- was poured out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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
hi-sha-FEKH
- phraseyour reading level
YA-an hi-sha-FEKH ne-khu-SHE-tekh
- clause
ko-A-mar a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an hi-sha-FEKH ne-khu-SHE-tekh va-tig-GA-le er-va-TEKH ke-taz-nu-TA-yikh al-me-a-ha-VAI-yikh
- sentence
ko-A-mar a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an hi-sha-FEKH ne-khu-SHE-tekh va-tig-GA-le er-va-TEKH ke-taz-nu-TA-yikh al-me-a-ha-VAI-yikh ve-AL kal-gil-lu-LEI to-a-vo-TA-yikh ve-khid-MEI va-NA-yikh a-SHER na-TAT la-HEM
Exegesis
The verbs hishsafekh {הִשָּׁפֵךְ | hiššāpēḵ} ‘was poured out’ and vattiggaleh {וַתִּגָּלֶה | wattigāle} ‘was uncovered’ are Niphal forms, conveying passive or reflexive aspects that emphasize involuntary exposure.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–pe–kaf
“to shed, to pour out”
In context — Ezekiel 16:36
Thus says the Lord GOD ; because your filthiness was poured out and your nakedness was uncovered according to your sexual promiscuity with your lovers, with all the idols of your abominations, and by the blood of your children whom you gave to them.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:36:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 16:36, so the Hebrew word הִשָּׁפֵ֤ךְ (hishafekh) 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.16.36.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.36.W5.S1) and character.