Ezekiel 17:14:8Ezek.17.14.W8TAB
לְעָמְדָֽהּ׃
leamda
“for it to stand”
- Transliteration
- le-am-da
- Extended
- leh-aam-deh-AA
- IPA
- /ləʕɔm.daˈh/
Meaning by language
- English
- for it to stand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-am-da
- clause
lish-MOR et-be-ri-TO le-am-da
- sentence
lih-he-YOT mam-la-KHA she-fa-LA le-vil-TI hit-na-SE lish-MOR et-be-ri-TO le-am-da
Exegesis
The final infinitive leamdah {לְעָמְדָהּ | lə-ʿam-dāh} ‘so that it might stand’ indicates the intended result of stability. The chain of infinitives links humility, treaty faithfulness, and enduring stability.
Root and etymology
ʿ-m-dayin–mem–dalet
“to stand, remain”
In context — Ezekiel 17:14
This was to make the kingdom lowly so that it would not lift itself up, but would keep its covenant and stand.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 17:14, so the Hebrew word לְעָמְדָֽהּ׃ (leamda) 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.17.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.14.W8.S1) and character.