Ezekiel 19:8:9Ezek.19.8.W9TAB
בְּשַׁחְתָּ֥ם
beshakhtam
“in their pit”
- Transliteration
- be-shakh-TAM
- Extended
- beh-shahkh-TAHM
- IPA
- /bəʃaħˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in their pit
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-shakh-TAM
- 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 phrase beshachtam {בְּשַׁחְתָּם | bə-šakh-tām} ‘in their pit’ specifies the mechanism of entrapment.
Root and etymology
שׁ־ח־ת
“pit, trap, destruction”
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 19:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 19:8, so the Hebrew word בְּשַׁחְתָּ֥ם (beshakhtam) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.19.8.W9.S1) and character.