Ezekiel 19:6:2Ezek.19.6.W2TAB
בְּתוֹךְ־אֲרָי֖וֹת
betokharayot
“in the midst of lionesses or lions”
- Transliteration
- be-TOKH-a-ra-YOT
- Extended
- beh-TOHKH-ah-rah-YOHT
- IPA
- /bəˈtoːx.ʔăraˈjoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the midst of lionesses or lions
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TOKH-a-ra-YOT
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-ha-LEKH be-TOKH-a-ra-YOT
- clause
va-yit-ha-LEKH be-TOKH-a-ra-YOT ke-FIR ha-YA
- sentence
va-yit-ha-LEKH be-TOKH-a-ra-YOT ke-FIR ha-YA va-yil-MAD lit-RAF-TE-ref a-DAM a-KHAL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase betokh arayot {בְּתוֹךְ־אֲרָיוֹת | bə-tōḵ ʾărāyōṯ} ‘among lions’ situates him amid the beasts.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–resh–yod
“lion”
In context — Ezekiel 19:6
And he moved about among lions ; he became a young lion, learned to seize prey, and he devoured men .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 19:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 19:6, so the Hebrew word בְּתוֹךְ־אֲרָי֖וֹת (betokharayot) 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.19.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.6.W2.S1) and character.