Ezekiel 16:37:18Ezek.16.37.W18TAB
עֶרְוָתֵךְ֙
ervatekh
“your nakedness”
- Transliteration
- er-va-TEKH
- Extended
- ehr-vah-TEEKH
- IPA
- /ʕɛrvaːˈteːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- your nakedness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
er-va-TEKH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-gil-LE-TI er-va-TEKH
- clause
ve-ki-bats-TI o-TAM a-LAI-ikh mi-sa-VIV ve-gil-LE-TI er-va-TEKH a-le-HEM ve-RA-u et-KOL-er-va-TEKH
- sentence
la-KHEN hin-NE me-ka-BETS et-KOL-me-a-ha-VAY-ikh a-SHER a-RAVT a-le-HEM ve-ET kol-a-SHER a-HAVT al-kol-a-SHER sa-NE ve-ki-bats-TI o-TAM a-LAI-ikh mi-sa-VIV ve-gil-LE-TI er-va-TEKH a-le-HEM ve-RA-u et-KOL-er-va-TEKH
Exegesis
The subsequent Piel perfect with vav-consecutive, wegillēytî {וְגִלֵּיתִי | wegillēytî} ‘and I will uncover’, and its object ʿerʾvatêyîḵ {עֶרְוָתֵךְ | ʿerʾvatêyîḵ} ‘your nakedness’ depict public exposure of shame, culminating in the result clause werāʾû ʾet-kōl-ʿerʾvatêyîḵ {וְרָאוּ אֶת־כָּל־עֶרְוָתֵךְ | werāʾû ʾet-kōl-ʿerʾvatêyîḵ} ‘and they will see all your nakedness’. This sequence of participle, relative clauses, and vav-consecutives builds dramatic momentum toward the depiction of divine judgment.
In context — Ezekiel 16:37
Therefore, behold, I am gathering all your lovers whom you have mingled with, and all those whom you have loved, along with all those whom you have hated. And I will gather them against you from every side and will uncover your nakedness , so that they may see all your nakedness.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:37:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Ezekiel 16:37, so the Hebrew word עֶרְוָתֵךְ֙ (ervatekh) 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.16.37.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.37.W18.S1) and character.