Ezekiel 18:9:1Ezek.18.9.W1TAB
בְּחֻקּוֹתַ֧י
bekhukotai
“in my statutes”
- Transliteration
- be-khu-ko-TAI
- Extended
- beh-khuh-koh-TAA-ee
- IPA
- /bəħuq.qoːˈtɑːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- in my statutes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-khu-ko-TAI
- phraseyour reading level
be-khu-ko-TAI ye-hal-LEKH
- clause
be-khu-ko-TAI ye-hal-LEKH u-mish-pa-TAI sha-MAR la-a-SOT e-MET
- sentence
be-khu-ko-TAI ye-hal-LEKH u-mish-pa-TAI sha-MAR la-a-SOT e-MET tsa-DIK HU kha-YO yikh-YE ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The verse begins with a chained expression bechukotai yehalech {בְּחֻקּוֹתַי יְהַלֵּךְ | bə-ḥuqqō-ṯai yə-hal-lēḵ} ‘he walks in my statutes’, followed by the vav-clause ū-mišpāṭai šāmar {וּמִשְׁפָּטַי שָׁמַר | ū-miš-pā-ṭai šā-mar} ‘and keeps my judgments’, which is extended by the infinitive la-ʿāśōṯ ʾĕ-meṯ {לַעֲשׂוֹת אֱמֶת | la-ʿāśōṯ ʾĕ-meṯ} ‘to do truth’. The parallel Hithpael and Qal verbs emphasize complete obedience to divine directives.
Root and etymology
ḥ-q-qchet–qof–qof
“to inscribe, decree”
In context — Ezekiel 18:9
He who walks in My statutes and keeps My judgments to do truth, he is just ; he shall surely live, declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 18:9, so the Hebrew word בְּחֻקּוֹתַ֧י (bekhukotai) 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.18.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.9.W1.S1) and character.