Ezekiel 18:29:12Ezek.18.29.W12TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yisreel
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-re-EL
- Extended
- yihs-reh-EEL
- IPA
- /jis.rɑːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
yis-re-EL
- phraseyour reading level
BET yis-re-EL
- clause
had-de-ra-KHAI LO yit-ta-khe-NU BET yis-re-EL ha-LO dar-khe-KHEM LO yit-ta-KHEN
- sentence
ve-AM-reu BET yis-re-EL LO yit-ta-KHEN DE-rekh a-do-NAI had-de-ra-KHAI LO yit-ta-khe-NU BET yis-re-EL ha-LO dar-khe-KHEM LO yit-ta-KHEN
Exegesis
The noun phrase beit yisra’el {בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל | bêt yiś-rā-’ēl} functions as the subject identifying the Israelite community.
In context — Ezekiel 18:29
And the house of Israel says, “The way of the Lord is not fair .” Are My ways not fair, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are not fair?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:29:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 18:29, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yisreel) 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.18.29.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.29.W12.S1) and character.