Ezekiel 16:39:15Ezek.16.39.W15TAB
עֵירֹ֥ם
erom
“naked”
- Transliteration
- e-ROM
- Extended
- ee-ROHM
- IPA
- /ʕeːˈroːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- naked
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-ROM
- phraseyour reading level
e-ROM ve-er-YA
- clause
ve-hin-NI-khu-kh e-ROM ve-er-YA
- sentence
ve-na-TAT-ti o-TAKH be-ya-DAM ve-har-SU ga-BEKH ve-nit-TSE-tsu ra-mo-TA-yikh ve-hif-SHI-tu o-TAKH be-ga-DA-yikh ve-la-KHU ke-LE tif-a-RET-tekh ve-hin-NI-khu-kh e-ROM ve-er-YA
Exegesis
The paired adjectives eirom ve-eryah {עֵירֹם וְעֶרְיָה | ʿê-rōm wə-ʿer-yāh} heighten the sense of utter exposure. The English renderings preserve the verb sequence and vivid imagery of the original.
Root and etymology
ʿ-r-mayin–resh–mem
“naked”
In context — Ezekiel 16:39
And I will give you into their hand, and they will tear down your mound and break down your high places. They will strip you of your garments and take your vessels , leaving you naked and bare.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:39:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Ezekiel 16:39, so the Hebrew word עֵירֹ֥ם (erom) 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.16.39.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.39.W15.S1) and character.