Ezekiel 20:27:17Ezek.20.27.W17TAB
בְּמַעֲלָ֥ם
bemaalam
“in their unfaithfulness”
- Transliteration
- be-ma-a-LAM
- Extended
- beh-mah-ah-LAAM
- IPA
- /bə.ma.ʕăˈlaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in their unfaithfulness
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 | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-ma-a-LAM
- phraseyour reading level
be-ma-a-LAM BI
- clause
be-ma-a-LAM BI MA-al
- sentence
la-KHEN da-BER el-BET yis-ra-EL ben-a-DAM ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI OD ZOT gid-PE-FU o-TI a-vo-te-KHEM be-ma-a-LAM BI MA-al
Exegesis
The clause ʾavōtê-khem bə-mā‘ă-lām bî {אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם בְּמָעֲלָם בִּי | ʾă-ḇō-ṯê-ḵem bə-mā-ʿă-lām bî} ‘your fathers in their treachery against Me’ uses construct chains and prepositional phrases to specify covenant breach. The syntax shifts from prophetic command to divine oracle, characteristic of Ezekiel’s judgment speeches.
Root and etymology
m-ʿ-lmem–ayin–lamed
“to act unfaithfully”
In context — Ezekiel 20:27
Therefore, speak to the house of Israel and say to them, "Thus says the Lord GOD : In this your fathers reviled Me, acting treacherously against Me."
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:27:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Ezekiel 20:27, so the Hebrew word בְּמַעֲלָ֥ם (bemaalam) 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.20.27.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.27.W17.S1) and character.