Ezekiel 18:7:13Ezek.18.7.W13TAB
וְעֵירֹ֖ם
veerom
“and the naked”
- Transliteration
- ve-e-ROM
- Extended
- veh-ee-ROHM
- IPA
- /wəʕeːˈroːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the naked
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-e-ROM
- clause
lakh-MO le-ra-EV yit-TEN ve-e-ROM ye-kha-SE-ba-GED
- sentence
ve-ISH LO yo-NE kha-vo-la-TO KHOV ya-SHIV ge-ze-LA LO yig-ZOL lakh-MO le-ra-EV yit-TEN ve-e-ROM ye-kha-SE-ba-GED
Exegesis
The positive clauses laḥmō lə-rā’ēv yi-ttēn {לַחְמוֹ לְרָעֵב יִתֵּן | laḥ-mō lə-rā-’ēv yi-ttēn} and və-’ê-rōm yəḵassēh ba-ḡēḏ {וְעֵירֹם יְכַסֶּה בָּגֶד | və-’ê-rōm yə-ḵas-sēh ba-ḡēḏ} “he gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment” form a chiastic ethical structure. English reordering and the use of conjunctions preserve the Hebrew’s balanced flow while enhancing clarity.
In context — Ezekiel 18:7
And he does not oppress any man, he restores his pledge to the debtor, does not commit robbery , gives his bread to the hungry, and covers the naked with a garment .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:7:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Ezekiel 18:7, so the Hebrew word וְעֵירֹ֖ם (veerom) 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.18.7.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.7.W13.S1) and character.