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
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yim-RAD-BO
- clause
va-yim-RAD-BO lish-lo-AKH mal-a-KHAV mits-ra-YIM la-TET-LO su-SIM ve-AM-RAV
- 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 context — Ezekiel 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.