Ezekiel 16:42:1Ezek.16.42.W1TAB
וַהֲנִחֹתִ֤י
vahanikhoti
“and I will cause to rest or set down”
- Transliteration
- va-ha-ni-KHO-ti
- Extended
- vah-hah-nih-KHOH-tee
- IPA
- /vahăniˈħoːtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will cause to rest or set down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-ha-ni-KHO-ti
- phraseyour reading level
va-ha-ni-KHO-ti kha-ma-TI
- clause
va-ha-ni-KHO-ti kha-ma-TI BAKH ve-sa-RA kin-a-TI mi-me-KH
- sentence
va-ha-ni-KHO-ti kha-ma-TI BAKH ve-sa-RA kin-a-TI mi-me-KH ve-sha-KAT-ti ve-LO e-khe-AS OD
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Hiphil perfect vav-consecutive vahanichoti {וַהֲנִחֹתִי | wa-ha-ni-ḥō-ṯî}, signaling YHWH’s decisive action to bring wrath to an end.
In context — Ezekiel 16:42
And I will cause my wrath to rest upon you, and my jealousy will depart from you. I will be quiet and will not be angry again.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:42:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 16:42, so the Hebrew word וַהֲנִחֹתִ֤י (vahanikhoti) 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.16.42.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.42.W1.S1) and character.