Ezekiel 16:37:3Ezek.16.37.W3TAB
מְקַבֵּ֤ץ
mekabets
“gathering”
- Transliteration
- me-ka-BETS
- Extended
- meh-kah-BEETS
- IPA
- /məqabˈbeːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- gathering
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-ka-BETS
- phraseyour reading level
hin-NE me-ka-BETS et-KOL-me-a-ha-VAY-ikh
- clause
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
- 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 Piel participle mekabbēṣ {מְקַבֵּץ | məḳabbēṣ} ‘gathering’ initiates the judgment action.
Root and etymology
ק־ב־ץ
“to gather, collect”
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 16:37:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 16:37, so the Hebrew word מְקַבֵּ֤ץ (mekabets) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.37.W3.S1) and character.