Ezekiel 20:12:2Ezek.20.12.W2TAB

אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֙י֙

etshabbetotai

the my Sabbaths

Transliteration
ET-shab-be-TOT-ai
Extended
EET-shahb-beh-TOHT-ai
IPA
/ʔɛt.ʃab.bəˈtoː.taj/

Meaning by language

English
the my Sabbaths

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶת + שַׁב + בְּ + תֹ + תַ֙י֙
et + shab + be + tot + ai
etshabbetotai

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tavt as in top
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ET-shab-be-TOT-ai

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-GAM ET-shab-be-TOT-ai

  3. clause

    ve-GAM ET-shab-be-TOT-ai na-TAT-ti la-HEM lih-ye-OT le-OT BE-ni u-VEIN-bei-ne-HEM

  4. sentence

    ve-GAM ET-shab-be-TOT-ai na-TAT-ti la-HEM lih-ye-OT le-OT BE-ni u-VEIN-bei-ne-HEM la-DA-at KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-de-SHAM

Exegesis

The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks shabbetotai {שַׁבְּתוֹתַי | šab-bə-ṯō-tai} ‘my Sabbaths’ as the direct object of natatti {נָתַתִּי | nā-taṯ-tî} ‘I gave.’

Root and etymology

ש־ב־ת

to cease, rest

In contextEzekiel 20:12

And also, I gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between Me and them, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies .

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 20:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 20:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֙י֙ (etshabbetotai) 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.20.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.12.W2.S1) and character.