Ezekiel 19:1:4Ezek.19.1.W4TAB
אֶל־נְשִׂיאֵ֖י
elnesie
“to the princes of”
- Transliteration
- el-ne-si-E
- Extended
- ehl-neh-sih-EE
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.nə.siːˈʔeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the princes of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ne-si-E
- sentence
ve-a-TA SA ki-NA el-ne-si-E yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The preposition el {אֶל־ | ʾel} plus the construct nesi’ei Yisra’el {נְשִׂיאֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | nə-śî-ʾê yiś-rā-ʾêl} ‘princes of Israel’ identifies the object of mourning. The verb-object sequence emphasizes the active imperative. English word order is adjusted for clarity while retaining the prophetic action and construct relationship.
Root and etymology
Rootn-s-ʾ
“lift, bear”
In context — Ezekiel 19:1
And you are to lift up a lamentation over the princes of Israel .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 19:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 19:1, so the Hebrew word אֶל־נְשִׂיאֵ֖י (elnesie) 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.19.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.1.W4.S1) and character.