Ezekiel 19:3:7Ezek.19.3.W7TAB
לִטְרָף־טֶ֖רֶף
literafteref
“to tear prey”
- Transliteration
- li-te-RAF-TE-ref
- Extended
- lih-teh-RAF-TEH-rehf
- IPA
- /litˈrɔːf.ˈtɛrɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- to tear prey
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
li-te-RAF-TE-ref
- phraseyour reading level
va-yil-MAD li-te-RAF-TE-ref
- clause
va-yil-MAD li-te-RAF-TE-ref a-DAM a-KHAL
- 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
Roottav–resh–pe
“prey”
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 19:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 19:3, so the Hebrew word לִטְרָף־טֶ֖רֶף (literafteref) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.3.W7.S1) and character.