Ezekiel 16:7:6Ezek.16.7.W6TAB
וַֽתִּגְדְּלִ֔י
vatigdeli
“and you grew”
- Transliteration
- va-tig-de-LI
- Extended
- vah-tig-deh-LEE
- IPA
- /vat.tiɣdəlˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you grew
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
va-tig-de-LI
- 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 sequence of waw-consecutive imperfect verbs watirbi, watigdeli, and watavoi {וַתִּרְבִּי, וַתִּגְדְּלִי, וַתָּבֹאִי | wa-tir-bî, wa-tig-de-lî, wa-tā-vo-’î} narrates multiplication, growth, and the coming of maturity.
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 16:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 16:7, so the Hebrew word וַֽתִּגְדְּלִ֔י (vatigdeli) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.7.W6.S1) and character.