Ezekiel 18:23:2Ezek.18.23.W2TAB
אֶחְפֹּץ֙
ekhpots
“I take pleasure”
- Transliteration
- e-KH-pots
- Extended
- eh-KH-pohts
- IPA
- /ʔɛħˈfɔts/
Meaning by language
- English
- I take pleasure
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
e-KH-pots
- 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
paired with echpotz {אֶחְפֹּץ | ʾe-ḥpōṣ} ‘I desire’, intensifying the divine stance toward rasha {רָשָׁע | rā-šāʿ} ‘wicked’.
Root and etymology
ḥ-p-ṣchet–pe–tsade
“to delight, desire”
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 18:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 18:23, so the Hebrew word אֶחְפֹּץ֙ (ekhpots) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.23.W2.S1) and character.