Ezekiel 19:2:6Ezek.19.2.W6TAB
אֲרָי֖וֹת
arayot
“lionesses”
- Transliteration
- a-ra-YOT
- Extended
- ah-rah-YOHT
- IPA
- /ʔăraˈjoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- lionesses
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
a-ra-YOT
- phraseyour reading level
BEN a-ra-YOT
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ta MA IM-me-kha le-vi-YA BEN a-ra-YOT ra-va-TSA
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta MA IM-me-kha le-vi-YA BEN a-ra-YOT ra-va-TSA be-TOKH ke-fi-RIM rib-be-TA gu-re-HA
Exegesis
The prepositional clause bein arayot {בֵּ֥ין אֲרָיוֹת֖ | bêyn ʼă-rā-yōṯ} sets the scene “among lions,” preceding the Qal perfect ravatsa {רָבָצָ֑ה | rā-ḇā-ṣā(h)} “she lay down,” which conveys her posture.
Root and etymology
ʼ-r-yaleph–resh–yod
“lions”
In context — Ezekiel 19:2
And you shall say, “What was your mother? A lioness . She lay down among the lions; amid the young lions she reared her cubs.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 19:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 19:2, so the Hebrew word אֲרָי֖וֹת (arayot) 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.19.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.2.W6.S1) and character.