Ezekiel 17:15:1Ezek.17.15.W1TAB

וַיִּמְרָד־בּ֗וֹ

vayimradbo

and he rebelled against him

Transliteration
va-yim-RAD-BO
Extended
vah-yihm-RAAD-BOH
IPA
/vaj.jimˈraːdˈboː/

Meaning by language

English
and he rebelled against him

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וַ + יִּמְ + רָד + בּ֗וֹ
va + yim + rad + bo
vayimradbo

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Memm as in mother
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    va-yim-RAD-BO

  2. clause

    va-yim-RAD-BO lish-lo-AKH mal-a-KHAV mits-ra-YIM la-TET-LO su-SIM ve-AM-RAV

  3. sentence

    va-yim-RAD-BO lish-lo-AKH mal-a-KHAV mits-ra-YIM la-TET-LO su-SIM ve-AM-RAV ha-yits-LAKH ha-yim-MA-LET ha-o-SE E-LE ve-HE-FER be-RIT ve-nim-LAT

Exegesis

The verse opens with the vav consecutive vayimrod-bo {וַיִּמְרָד־בּוֹ | wayyimrāḏ-bô}, a narrative perfect form marking a shift to rebellion.

Root and etymology

Rootm-r-d

to rebel, revolt

In contextEzekiel 17:15

But he rebelled against him by sending his envoys to Egypt to obtain horses and a great people. Will he succeed? Will the one who does these things escape? Can he break a covenant and be delivered?

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 17:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 17:15, so the Hebrew word וַיִּמְרָד־בּ֗וֹ (vayimradbo) 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.17.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.15.W1.S1) and character.