Ezekiel 17:21:8Ezek.17.21.W8TAB
לְכָל־ר֣וּחַ
lekholruakh
“to every wind”
- Transliteration
- le-KHOL-RU-akh
- Extended
- leh-KHOHL-ROO-akh
- IPA
- /ləˈχol.ruːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- to every wind
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-KHOL-RU-akh
- phraseyour reading level
le-KHOL-RU-akh yip-pa-RE-su
- 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
Root and etymology
R-W-Ḥresh–vav–chet
“wind, breath”
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 17:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 17:21, so the Hebrew word לְכָל־ר֣וּחַ (lekholruakh) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.21.W8.S1) and character.