Ezekiel 18:23:1Ezek.18.23.W1TAB
הֶחָפֹ֤ץ
hekhafets
“Do I take pleasure”
- Transliteration
- he-KHA-fets
- Extended
- heh-KHAA-fohts
- IPA
- /hɛˈħaː.fɔts/
Meaning by language
- English
- Do I take pleasure
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-KHA-fets
- phraseyour reading level
he-KHA-fets e-KH-pots
- clause
he-KHA-fets e-KH-pots MOT ra-SHA ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
- sentence
he-KHA-fets e-KH-pots MOT ra-SHA ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ha-LO be-shu-VO mid-de-ra-KHAV ve-kha-YA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the interrogative hechapotz {הֶחָפֹץ | he-chā-pōṣ} ‘do I take pleasure?’
In context — Ezekiel 18:23
Do I take pleasure in the death of the wicked , declares the Lord GOD , and not in his turning from his ways and living?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 18:23, so the Hebrew word הֶחָפֹ֤ץ (hekhafets) 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.18.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.23.W1.S1) and character.