Ezekiel 17:15:12Ezek.17.15.W12TAB
וְהֵפֵ֥ר
vehefer
“and he broke”
- Transliteration
- ve-HE-FER
- Extended
- veh-HEE-FEER
- IPA
- /wəheːˈfeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he broke
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ve-HE-FER
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HE-FER be-RIT
- clause
ha-yits-LAKH ha-yim-MA-LET ha-o-SE E-LE ve-HE-FER be-RIT ve-nim-LAT
- 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 final interrogatives with wehefer {וְהֵפֵר | wəhēp̄ēr} berit {בְּרִית | bə-rît} ve-nimlat {וְנִמְלָט | wənimlāṭ} highlight the theological impossibility of covenant violation leading to deliverance. The Hebrew word order and verbal patterns underscore cause-and-effect and the futility of relying on political betrayal over divine fidelity.
Root and etymology
p-r-rPe–Resh–Resh
“to break, annul”
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 17:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 17:15, so the Hebrew word וְהֵפֵ֥ר (vehefer) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.15.W12.S1) and character.