Ezekiel 16:8:22Ezek.16.8.W22TAB

לִֽי׃

li

to me

Transliteration
LI
Extended
LEE
IPA
/ˈliː/

Meaning by language

English
to me

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    LI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ti-HE-yi LI

  3. clause

    va-e-sha-VA LAKH va-a-VO vi-ve-RIT o-TAKH ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI va-ti-HE-yi LI

  4. sentence

    va-e-VOR a-LA-yikh va-e-REKH ve-hin-NE i-TEKH ET do-DIM va-ef-ROS ke-na-FI a-LA-yikh va-a-kha-SE e-re-va-TEKH va-e-sha-VA LAKH va-a-VO vi-ve-RIT o-TAKH ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI va-ti-HE-yi LI

Root and etymology

Rootayin–gimel–lamed

earring

In contextEzekiel 16:8

I passed by you and saw you, and behold, it was the season of love, and I spread my wing over you and covered your nakedness . I swore an oath to you and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord GOD , and you became mine.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 16:8:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Ezekiel 16:8, so the Hebrew word לִֽי׃ (li) 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.16.8.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.8.W22.S1) and character.