Ezekiel 16:5:13Ezek.16.5.W13TAB
בְּגֹ֣עַל
begoal
“in loathing”
- Transliteration
- be-GO-al
- Extended
- beh-GOH-ahl
- IPA
- /bəˈɣoː.ʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- in loathing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
be-GO-al
- phraseyour reading level
be-GO-al naf-SHE-kh
- clause
va-tush-le-KHI el-pe-NE ha-sa-DE be-GO-al naf-SHE-kh be-YOM hu-LE-det o-TA-kh
- sentence
lo-KHA-sa a-LAI-yekh A-yin la-a-SOT LA-kh a-KHAT me-EL-le le-khum-LA a-LA-yekh va-tush-le-KHI el-pe-NE ha-sa-DE be-GO-al naf-SHE-kh be-YOM hu-LE-det o-TA-kh
Exegesis
The construct bego'al nafshekh {בְּגֹעַל נַפְשֵׁךְ | bə-ḡō-ʿal nap̄-šēḵ} “abhorrence of your soul” combines two nouns in construct, carrying a passive nuance of being loathed by others.
Root and etymology
g-ʿ-lgimel–ayin–lamed
“to detest, abhor”
In context — Ezekiel 16:5
No eye pitied you to do for you one of these things in compassion; but you were thrown into the open field, because you were loathed on the day you were born.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Ezekiel 16:5, so the Hebrew word בְּגֹ֣עַל (begoal) 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.16.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.5.W13.S1) and character.