Ezekiel 19:2:7Ezek.19.2.W7TAB
רָבָ֑צָה
ravatsa
“she lay down”
- Transliteration
- ra-va-TSA
- Extended
- raa-vah-TSAH
- IPA
- /raːvaːˈtsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she lay down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-va-TSA
- 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.
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 19:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 19:2, so the Hebrew word רָבָ֑צָה (ravatsa) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.2.W7.S1) and character.