Ezekiel 19:12:2Ezek.19.12.W2TAB
בְּחֵמָה֙
bekhema
“in fury”
- Transliteration
- be-khe-MA
- Extended
- beh-kheh-MAA
- IPA
- /bəħeːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in fury
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-khe-MA
- phraseyour reading level
va-tut-TASH be-khe-MA
- clause
va-tut-TASH be-khe-MA la-A-rets hush-la-KHA ve-RU-akh ha-ka-DIM ho-VISH pir-YA
- sentence
va-tut-TASH be-khe-MA la-A-rets hush-la-KHA ve-RU-akh ha-ka-DIM ho-VISH pir-YA hit-par-KEU ve-ya-VE-shu ma-TE u-ZA ESH a-kha-LAT-hu
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bechemah {בְּחֵמָה | bə-ḥēmāh} ‘in fury’ sets a tone of wrathful violence.
Root and etymology
ח־מ־ה
“fury”
In context — Ezekiel 19:12
She was uprooted in fury and cast down to the earth; the east wind dried up her fruit. Her strong rods were snapped off and withered; fire consumed them.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 19:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 19:12, so the Hebrew word בְּחֵמָה֙ (bekhema) 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.19.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.12.W2.S1) and character.