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

Result
מֹֽ + שְׁ + לִים֙
mo + she + lim
moshelim

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    mo-she-LIM

  2. clause

    ma-la-KHEM a-TEM mo-she-LIM et-ha-ma-SHAL ha-ZE al-ad-MAT yis-ra-EL le-MOR

  3. 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 contextEzekiel 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.