Ezekiel 18:3:9Ezek.18.3.W9TAB
הַמָּשָׁ֥ל
hammashal
“the proverb”
- Transliteration
- ham-ma-SHAL
- Extended
- hahm-maa-SHAAL
- IPA
- /ham.maːˈʃaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the proverb
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ham-ma-SHAL
- phraseyour reading level
ham-ma-SHAL haz-ZEH
- clause
IM-yih-ye la-KHEM OD me-SHOL ham-ma-SHAL haz-ZEH be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
KHAI-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI IM-yih-ye la-KHEM OD me-SHOL ham-ma-SHAL haz-ZEH be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The conditional im-yihyeh {אִם־יִֽהְיֶ֨ה | ʾim-yih-yeh} introduces an open condition, while meshol ha-mashal hazeh {מְשֹׁ֛ל הַמָּשָׁ֥ל הַזֶּ֖ה | mə-šōl ham-mā-šāl haz-zeh} employs repetition for emphasis.
Root and etymology
m-sh-lMem–Shin–Lamed
“to compare, rule”
In context — Ezekiel 18:3
“As I live, declares the Lord GOD , if this proverb will still be used by you in Israel.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 18:3, so the Hebrew word הַמָּשָׁ֥ל (hammashal) 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.18.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.3.W9.S1) and character.