Ezekiel 16:7:2Ezek.16.7.W2TAB
כְּצֶ֤מַח
ketsemakh
“like a sprout or plant”
- Transliteration
- ke-TSE-makh
- Extended
- keh-TSEH-mahkh
- IPA
- /kəˈtsɛmaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a sprout or plant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-TSE-makh
- phraseyour reading level
ke-TSE-makh ha-sa-DE
- clause
re-va-VA ke-TSE-makh ha-sa-DE ne-ta-TIKH va-tir-BI va-tig-de-LI va-ta-VO-i ba-a-DI a-da-YIM
- sentence
re-va-VA ke-TSE-makh ha-sa-DE ne-ta-TIKH va-tir-BI va-tig-de-LI va-ta-VO-i ba-a-DI a-da-YIM sha-DA-YIM na-KHO-nu u-se-a-REKH tsi-ME-akh ve-AT e-ROM ve-er-YA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the noun revavah {רְבָבָה | rə-ḇā-ḇāh} ‘multitude’ followed by the comparative ke-tzemach ha-sadeh {כְּצֶמַח הַשָּׂדֶה | kə-ṣē-maḥ ha-šā-deh} ‘like a sprout of the field,’ establishing an image of vigorous growth.
Root and etymology
Rootṣ-m-ḥ
“to sprout, shoot”
In context — Ezekiel 16:7
I made you a multitude like a sprout of the field; you multiplied and grew and came into the fullness of adornments. Your breasts were formed, and your hair grew; yet you remained naked and bare.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 16:7, so the Hebrew word כְּצֶ֤מַח (ketsemakh) 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.16.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.7.W2.S1) and character.