Ezekiel 18:25:11Ezek.18.25.W11TAB
יִתָּכֵ֔ן
yittakhen
“is established or is right”
- Transliteration
- yit-ta-KHEN
- Extended
- yih-tah-KHEEN
- IPA
- /jit.taˈχeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- is established or is right
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yit-ta-KHEN
- phraseyour reading level
LO yit-ta-KHEN
- clause
shim-E-u-NA BET yis-re-EL ha-dar-KHI LO yit-ta-KHEN ha-LO dar-khe-KHEM LO yit-ta-KHE-nu
- sentence
va-a-MAR-tem LO yit-ta-KHEN DE-rekh a-do-NAI shim-E-u-NA BET yis-re-EL ha-dar-KHI LO yit-ta-KHEN ha-LO dar-khe-KHEM LO yit-ta-KHE-nu
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} negates the Nifal imperfect yitakhen {יִתָּכֵן | yit-tā-ḵēn} ‘be established,’ emphasizing perceived injustice.
Two rhetorical questions—ha-dar-kī lo yitakhen {הֲדַרְכִּי לֹא יִתָּכֵן | ha-dar-kī lōʾ yit-tā-ḵēn} ‘Is my way not established?’
Root and etymology
Rootk-w-n
“to be firm, established, right”
In context — Ezekiel 18:25
Yet you say, “The way of the Lord is not fair .” Hear now, house of Israel: Is My way not fair? Is it not your ways that are unfair?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:25:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ezekiel 18:25, so the Hebrew word יִתָּכֵ֔ן (yittakhen) 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.18.25.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.25.W11.S1) and character.