Ezekiel 18:12:5Ezek.18.12.W5TAB
גָּזָ֔ל
gazal
“he robbed”
- Transliteration
- ga-ZAL
- Extended
- gaa-ZAAL
- IPA
- /gaːˈzaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- he robbed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ga-ZAL
- phraseyour reading level
ge-ze-LOT ga-ZAL
- clause
A-ni ve-ev-YON ho-NA ge-ze-LOT ga-ZAL kha-VOL LO ya-SHIV
- 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
Exegesis
The Hiphil perfect honah {הוֹנָ֔ה | hō-nāh} ‘he oppresses’ introduces active injustice, followed by the hendiadys of robbery in gezelot {גְּזֵל֣וֹת | gə-zē-lōṯ} ‘robbery’ and gazal {גָּזָ֔ל | gā-zāl} ‘he robs’ for emphasis.
Root and etymology
g-z-lgimel–zayin–lamed
“to rob, plunder”
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 18:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 18:12, so the Hebrew word גָּזָ֔ל (gazal) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.12.W5.S1) and character.