Ezekiel 17:10:7Ezek.17.10.W7TAB
ר֤וּחַ
ruakh
“wind”
- Transliteration
- RU-akh
- Extended
- ROO-akh
- IPA
- /ˈruːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- wind
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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Word in context
- word
RU-akh
- phraseyour reading level
RU-akh ha-ka-DIM
- clause
ha-LO khe-GA-at BAH RU-akh ha-ka-DIM ti-va-SH ya-VOSH al-a-ru-GOT tsim-kha ti-VASH
- sentence
ve-hin-NE she-tu-LA ha-tits-LAKH ha-LO khe-GA-at BAH RU-akh ha-ka-DIM ti-va-SH ya-VOSH al-a-ru-GOT tsim-kha ti-VASH
Exegesis
The infinitive construct phrase kega’at bah ruach ha-qadim {כְגַעַת בָּהּ רוּחַ הַקָּדִים | kəgaʿat bāh rūaḥ ha-qādim} ‘when the east wind touches it’ functions as a temporal cause clause indicating sudden adversity.
Root and etymology
R-W-Ḥresh–vav–chet
“wind, breath”
In context — Ezekiel 17:10
And behold, it is planted—will it prosper? When the east wind touches it, it will dry up utterly on the beds of its growth .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 17:10, so the Hebrew word ר֤וּחַ (ruakh) 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.17.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.10.W7.S1) and character.