Ezekiel 18:12:12Ezek.18.12.W12TAB
תּוֹעֵבָ֖ה
toeva
“an abomination”
- Transliteration
- to-e-VA
- Extended
- toh-eh-VAA
- IPA
- /toːʕeːˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- an abomination
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
to-e-VA
- clause
ve-el-ha-gi-lu-LIM na-SA e-NAV to-e-VA A-sa
- sentence
A-ni ve-ev-YON ho-NA ge-ze-LOT ga-ZAL kha-VOL LO ya-SHIV ve-el-ha-gi-lu-LIM na-SA e-NAV to-e-VA A-sa
Root and etymology
t-ʿ-btav–ʻayin–bet
“to detest, abhor”
In context — Ezekiel 18:12
He oppresses the poor and the needy, commits robbery, does not restore the pledge, lifts his eyes to the idols, and commits abomination .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 18:12, so the Hebrew word תּוֹעֵבָ֖ה (toeva) 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.18.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.12.W12.S1) and character.