Ezekiel 18:2:3Ezek.18.2.W3TAB
מֹֽשְׁלִים֙
moshelim
“using or repeating”
- Transliteration
- mo-she-LIM
- Extended
- moh-sheh-LEEM
- IPA
- /moːʃəˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- using or repeating
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
mo-she-LIM
- clause
ma-la-KHEM a-TEM mo-she-LIM et-ha-ma-SHAL ha-ZE al-ad-MAT yis-ra-EL le-MOR
- sentence
ma-la-KHEM a-TEM mo-she-LIM et-ha-ma-SHAL ha-ZE al-ad-MAT yis-ra-EL le-MOR a-VOT yo-khe-LU VO-ser ve-shi-NE ha-ba-NIM tik-he-NA
Exegesis
The participle mo-šəlīm {מֹֽשְׁלִים | mō-šə-līm} functions as a cognate object construction, stressing the active citation of an existing saying.
Root and etymology
m-š-lmem–shin–lamed
“proverb, parable”
In context — Ezekiel 18:2
What is it to you that you are quoting this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying: The fathers eat sour grapes , and the teeth of the children are set on edge?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 18:2, so the Hebrew word מֹֽשְׁלִים֙ (moshelim) 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.18.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.2.W3.S1) and character.