Ezekiel 20:26:3Ezek.20.26.W3TAB

בְּמַתְּנוֹתָ֔ם

bemattenotam

by their gifts

Transliteration
be-mat-te-no-TAM
Extended
beh-maht-teh-noh-TAHM
IPA
/bəmatːənoːˈtɑm/

Meaning by language

English
by their gifts

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + מַת + תְּ + נוֹ + תָ֔ם
be + mat + te + no + tam
bemattenotam

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-mat-te-no-TAM

  2. clause

    va-a-tam-ME o-TAM be-mat-te-no-TAM be-ha-a-VIR KAL-PE-ter RA-kham

  3. sentence

    va-a-tam-ME o-TAM be-mat-te-no-TAM be-ha-a-VIR KAL-PE-ter RA-kham le-MA-an a-shim-MEM le-MA-an a-SHER ye-de-U a-SHER a-NI ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The instrumental phrase bemattenotam {בְּמַתְּנוֹתָם | bə-mat-tə-nō-tām} ‘by their gifts’ specifies means.

In contextEzekiel 20:26

And I defiled them through their gifts when they caused to pass every opener of the womb, so that I might devastate them, and in order that they might know that I am the LORD .

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 20:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 20:26, so the Hebrew word בְּמַתְּנוֹתָ֔ם (bemattenotam) 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.20.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.26.W3.S1) and character.