Ezekiel 16:42:7Ezek.16.42.W7TAB
וְשָׁ֣קַטְתִּ֔י
veshakatti
“and I will be quiet or calm”
- Transliteration
- ve-sha-KAT-ti
- Extended
- veh-shah-KAHT-tee
- IPA
- /vəʃaˈqat.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will be quiet or calm
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-sha-KAT-ti
- clause
ve-sha-KAT-ti ve-LO e-khe-AS OD
- 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 subsequent perfect vesarah {וְסָרָה | wə-sā-rā} expresses the departure of divine zeal, followed by veshakati {וְשָׁקַטְתִּי | wə-šā-qaṭ-tî}, denoting tranquil cessation.
Root and etymology
š-q-ṭš-q-ṭ
“to be quiet, at rest”
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 16:42:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 16:42, so the Hebrew word וְשָׁ֣קַטְתִּ֔י (veshakatti) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.42.W7.S1) and character.