Ezekiel 17:15:6Ezek.17.15.W6TAB
סוּסִ֖ים
susim
“horses”
- Transliteration
- su-SIM
- Extended
- soo-SEEM
- IPA
- /suːˈsiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- horses
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
su-SIM
- phraseyour reading level
la-TET-LO su-SIM
- 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 infinitive chain lishloach {לִשְׁלֹחַ | lišlōaḥ}–latet-lo {לָתֶת־לוֹ | lāṯeṯ-lô} susim {סוּסִים | sūsîm} ve-am-rav {וְעַם־רָב | wəʿam-rāḇ} creates a purpose clause in Qal and Hifil infinitive constructs describing the means of revolt by foreign alliances.
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 17:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 17:15, so the Hebrew word סוּסִ֖ים (susim) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.15.W6.S1) and character.