Ezekiel 20:28:4Ezek.20.28.W4TAB
נָשָׂ֨אתִי֙
nasati
“I lifted up”
- Transliteration
- na-sa-TI
- Extended
- naa-sah-TIH
- IPA
- /naː.saˈʔtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I lifted up
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
na-sa-TI
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER na-sa-TI
- clause
va-a-vi-EM el-ha-A-rets a-SHER na-sa-TI et-ya-DI la-TET o-TAH la-HEM
- sentence
va-a-vi-EM el-ha-A-rets a-SHER na-sa-TI et-ya-DI la-TET o-TAH la-HEM va-yir-U kol-giv-A ra-MA ve-khol-ETS a-VOT va-yiz-be-KHU-SHAM et-ziv-KHE-hem va-yit-NU-SHAM ka-AS kar-ba-NAM va-ya-si-MU SHAM RE-aakh ni-KHO-khe-hem va-ya-si-KHU SHAM et-nis-KHE-hem
Exegesis
The relative clause asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} links to nasati yadi {נָשָׂאתִי יָדִי | nā-śā-ṯî yā-ḏî}, an idiom for making a solemn oath, forming a purpose statement with the infinitive latet {לָתֵת | lā-ṯēt}.
Root and etymology
נשא
“to lift/carry”
In context — Ezekiel 20:28
And I brought them to the land which I lifted up my hand to give to them; and they saw every high hill and every thick tree, and there they sacrificed their sacrifices and presented the provocation of their offering. There they placed the fragrance of their soothing aromas and poured out their drink offerings.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 20:28, so the Hebrew word נָשָׂ֨אתִי֙ (nasati) 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.20.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.28.W4.S1) and character.