Ezekiel 19:10:2Ezek.19.10.W2TAB
כַגֶּ֛פֶן
khagefen
“like the vine”
- Transliteration
- kha-GE-fen
- Extended
- khah-GEH-fehn
- IPA
- /xaˈɡɛ.fɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the vine
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-GE-fen
- 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.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel–pe–nun
“vine, grapevine”
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 19:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 19:10, so the Hebrew word כַגֶּ֛פֶן (khagefen) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.10.W2.S1) and character.