Ezekiel 19:10:1Ezek.19.10.W1TAB
אִמְּךָ֥
immekha
“your mother”
- Transliteration
- im-me-KHA
- Extended
- ihm-meh-KHAA
- IPA
- /ʔim.məˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your mother
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-me-KHA
- phraseyour reading level
im-me-KHA kha-GE-fen
- clause
im-me-KHA kha-GE-fen be-dam-KHA al-MA-yim she-tu-LA
- sentence
im-me-KHA kha-GE-fen be-dam-KHA al-MA-yim she-tu-LA po-ri-YA va-a-ne-FA hai-TA mim-MA-yim ra-BIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the simile ka-gefen {כַגֶּפֶן | ka-ge-fen} ‘like a vine’ modifying immekha {אִמְּךָ | ʾim-mə-ḵā} ‘your mother’, evoking fertility imagery.
In context — Ezekiel 19:10
Your mother was like a vine in your blood, set by the waters; she was fruitful and richly branched, because of abundant water.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 19:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 19:10, so the Hebrew word אִמְּךָ֥ (immekha) 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.19.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.10.W1.S1) and character.