Ezekiel 19:3:2Ezek.19.3.W2TAB
אֶחָ֥ד
ekhad
“one”
- Transliteration
- e-KHAD
- Extended
- eh-KHAAD
- IPA
- /ʔɛˈħaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- one
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-KHAD
- phraseyour reading level
e-KHAD mi-gur-E-ha
- clause
va-ta-AL e-KHAD mi-gur-E-ha ke-FIR ha-YA
- sentence
va-ta-AL e-KHAD mi-gur-E-ha ke-FIR ha-YA va-yil-MAD li-te-RAF-TE-ref a-DAM a-KHAL
Exegesis
The noun phrase echad migureha {אֶחָד מִגּוּרֶיהָ | ʾe-ḥāḏ min-gû-re-hā} singles out one cub, while the infinitive construct liṭrof-ṭeref {לִטְרָף־טֶרֶף | li-ṭrāf-ṯeref} expresses purpose ‘to seize prey.’
Root and etymology
ʾ-ḥ-daleph–chet–dalet
“one”
In context — Ezekiel 19:3
And she raised one of her cubs ; he grew into a young lion, learned to seize prey, and he devoured men .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 19:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 19:3, so the Hebrew word אֶחָ֥ד (ekhad) 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.19.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.3.W2.S1) and character.