Ezekiel 20:22:7Ezek.20.22.W7TAB
הֵחֵל֙
hekhel
“be profaned”
- Transliteration
- he-KHEL
- Extended
- hee-KHEEL
- IPA
- /heːˈħeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- be profaned
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-KHEL
- phraseyour reading level
le-vil-TI he-KHEL
- clause
le-vil-TI he-KHEL le-e-NE ha-go-YIM a-sher-ho-tse-TI o-TAM le-e-NE-hem
- sentence
va-ha-shi-VO-ti ET-YA-di va-a-AS le-MA-an she-MI le-vil-TI he-KHEL le-e-NE ha-go-YIM a-sher-ho-tse-TI o-TAM le-e-NE-hem
Exegesis
The Hiphil infinitive construct hē-ḥēl {הֵחֵל | hē-ḥēl} ‘to be profaned’ combines with the infinitive of avoidance lə-ḇil-tî {לְבִלְתִּי | lə-ḇil-tî}, forming the negative purpose.
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-l
“to profane, desecrate”
In context — Ezekiel 20:22
But I withheld my hand and acted for the sake of my name , in order that it would not be profaned before the eyes of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 20:22, so the Hebrew word הֵחֵל֙ (hekhel) 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.20.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.22.W7.S1) and character.