Ezekiel 18:12:9Ezek.18.12.W9TAB
וְאֶל־הַגִּלּוּלִים֙
veelhagilulim
“and to the idols”
- Transliteration
- ve-el-ha-gi-lu-LIM
- Extended
- veh-ehl-hah-gih-loo-LEEM
- IPA
- /vɛʔɛl.hag.gil.luːˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to the idols
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
ve-el-ha-gi-lu-LIM
- 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
g-l-l
“idol, object of worship”
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 18:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 18:12, so the Hebrew word וְאֶל־הַגִּלּוּלִים֙ (veelhagilulim) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.12.W9.S1) and character.