Ezekiel 17:13:10Ezek.17.13.W10TAB
וְאֶת־אֵילֵ֥י
veetele
“and the mighty ones of”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-E-LE
- Extended
- veh-et-EE-LEE
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.ʔeːˈleː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the mighty ones of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-et-E-LE
- phraseyour reading level
ve-et-E-LE ha-A-rets
- clause
va-ya-VE o-TO be-a-LA ve-et-E-LE ha-A-rets la-KAKH
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH mi-ZE-ra ha-me-lu-KHA va-yikh-ROT i-TO be-RIT va-ya-VE o-TO be-a-LA ve-et-E-LE ha-A-rets la-KAKH
Exegesis
The final clause veet-eilei haaretz lakach {וְאֶת־אֵילֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ לָקָֽח | wəʾet-ʾēlê hā-ʾāreṣ lāqaḥ} ‘and he took the mighty ones of the land’ combines the direct-object marker et with the noun eielei ‘mighty ones,’ emphasizing the removal of key leaders. The repetition of the verb ‘took’ frames the decisive extraction of power, highlighting the strategic political maneuver conveyed in the narrative.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–yod–lamed
“strength, might, leader”
In context — Ezekiel 17:13
And he took from the royal seed and made a covenant with him; he brought him under an oath and also took the mighty ones of the land.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Ezekiel 17:13, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־אֵילֵ֥י (veetele) 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.17.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.13.W10.S1) and character.