Ezekiel 19:8:10Ezek.19.8.W10TAB
נִתְפָּֽשׂ׃
nitpas
“he was caught”
- Transliteration
- nit-pa-S
- Extended
- niht-paaS
- IPA
- /nit.paːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was caught
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nit-pa-S
- phraseyour reading level
be-shakh-TAM nit-pa-S
- clause
va-yif-re-SU a-LA-v rish-TAM be-shakh-TAM nit-pa-S
- sentence
va-yit-NE-nu a-LA-v go-YIM sa-VIV mim-me-di-NOT va-yif-re-SU a-LA-v rish-TAM be-shakh-TAM nit-pa-S
Exegesis
The Niphal perfect nitpas {נִתְפָּשׂ | nit-pāš} ‘he was caught’ provides the result, completing the progression from encirclement to capture. The English reconstructions follow the Hebrew clause order to preserve the intensification of threat and outcome.
Root and etymology
ת־פ־שׂ
“to seize, catch”
In context — Ezekiel 19:8
Then the nations gathered against him on every side from the provinces ; they cast their net over him, and he was caught in their pit.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 19:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Ezekiel 19:8, so the Hebrew word נִתְפָּֽשׂ׃ (nitpas) 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.19.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.8.W10.S1) and character.