Ezekiel 20:3:4Ezek.20.3.W4TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /jɪs.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
et-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
ben-A-dam da-BER et-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-MAR-ta a-LE-hem KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI
- sentence
ben-A-dam da-BER et-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-MAR-ta a-LE-hem KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI ha-lid-ROSH o-TI a-TEM ba-IM khai-a-NI im-id-da-RESH la-KHEM ne-UM a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} attaches to ziknei {זִקְנֵי | ziq-nê} ‘elders’ and the proper noun yiśrāʾēl {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yiśrāʾēl}, marking Israel’s leaders as the audience.
In context — Ezekiel 20:3
Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, “Thus says the Lord GOD : Is it to inquire of Me that you have come? As I live , I will not be inquired of by you, declares the Lord GOD.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 20:3, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yisrael) 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.20.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.3.W4.S1) and character.