Ezekiel 18:7:5Ezek.18.7.W5TAB

חוֹב֙

khov

a debt

Transliteration
KHOV
Extended
KHOHV
IPA
/ˈħoːv/

Meaning by language

English
a debt

Alphabet Analysis

Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    KHOV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    kha-vo-la-TO KHOV

  3. clause

    ve-ISH LO yo-NE kha-vo-la-TO KHOV ya-SHIV ge-ze-LA LO yig-ZOL

  4. 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 construct chain ḥăvōlāṯō ḥōv yāšîv {חֲבֹלָתוֹ חוֹב יָשִׁיב | ḥă-vō-lā-tō ḥōv yā-šîv} “his pledge of debt he restores” employs the Hiphil imperfect for active restitution.

In contextEzekiel 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 18:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 18:7, so the Hebrew word חוֹב֙ (khov) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.7.W5.S1) and character.