Ezekiel 17:21:5Ezek.17.21.W5TAB
בַּחֶ֣רֶב
bakherev
“by the sword”
- Transliteration
- ba-KHE-rev
- Extended
- bah-KHEH-rehv
- IPA
- /baˈħɛrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- by the sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ba-KHE-rev
- phraseyour reading level
ba-KHE-rev yip-po-LU
- clause
ve-ET KOL-miv-ra-KHAV miv-ra-KHAV be-KHOL-a-ga-PAV ba-KHE-rev yip-po-LU ve-han-nish-a-RIM le-KHOL-RU-akh yip-pa-RE-su
- sentence
ve-ET KOL-miv-ra-KHAV miv-ra-KHAV be-KHOL-a-ga-PAV ba-KHE-rev yip-po-LU ve-han-nish-a-RIM le-KHOL-RU-akh yip-pa-RE-su vi-da-TEHM KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH dib-BAR-ti
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ba-kherev {בַּחֶרֶב | ba-ḥe-rev} “by the sword” marks the means of defeat, followed by the Qal imperfect yippolu {יִּפֹּלוּ | yippōlû} “they shall fall,” indicating certain downfall.
In context — Ezekiel 17:21
And all the picked men of his troops, in all his bands, shall fall by the sword, and those who remain will be scattered to every wind; and you will know that I, the LORD , have spoken .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 17:21, so the Hebrew word בַּחֶ֣רֶב (bakherev) 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.17.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.21.W5.S1) and character.