Ezekiel 16:45:1Ezek.16.45.W1TAB
בַּת־אִמֵּ֣ךְ
batimmekh
“daughter of your mother”
- Transliteration
- BAT-IM-mekh
- Extended
- BAHT-IHM-mehkh
- IPA
- /bat.ʔimˈmeːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- daughter of your mother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| 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
BAT-IM-mekh
- phraseyour reading level
BAT-IM-mekh AT
- clause
BAT-IM-mekh AT go-E-let i-SHAH u-va-NE-ha
- sentence
BAT-IM-mekh AT go-E-let i-SHAH u-va-NE-ha va-a-KHOT a-kho-TEKH AT a-SHER ga-a-LU an-she-HEN u-ve-ne-HEN im-me-KHEN khi-TIT va-a-vi-KHEN e-mo-RI
Exegesis
The verse employs parallel construct genitives, as seen in bat immekh {בַּת־אִמֵּךְ | bat-im-mēkh} ‘daughter of your mother’, establishing a familial identification that intensifies the indictment.
Root and etymology
“daughter”
In context — Ezekiel 16:45
You are your mother’s daughter, loathing her husband and her children; and you are the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite , and your father an Amorite .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:45:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 16:45, so the Hebrew word בַּת־אִמֵּ֣ךְ (batimmekh) 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.16.45.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.45.W1.S1) and character.