Ezekiel 20:32:11Ezek.20.32.W11TAB
כְּמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת
khemishpekhot
“like families or clans”
- Transliteration
- khe-mish-pe-KHOT
- Extended
- kheh-mihsh-peh-KHOHT
- IPA
- /χag.goːˈjiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- like families or clans
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khe-mish-pe-KHOT
- phraseyour reading level
khe-mish-pe-KHOT ha-a-ra-TSOT
- clause
a-SHER a-TEM o-me-RIM nih-he-YE kha-go-YIM khe-mish-pe-KHOT ha-a-ra-TSOT le-sha-RET ETS va-A-ven
- sentence
ve-ha-o-LA al-RU-kha-khem ha-YO LO tih-he-YE a-SHER a-TEM o-me-RIM nih-he-YE kha-go-YIM khe-mish-pe-KHOT ha-a-ra-TSOT le-sha-RET ETS va-A-ven
Exegesis
Parallel expressions nihyeh kagoyim {נִהְיֶה כַּגּוֹיִם | nî-ḥyêh ka-gô-yim} and nihyeh kemishpechot haaratzot {נִהְיֶה כְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת הָאֲרָצוֹת | nî-ḥyêh kə-miš-pə-ḥôṯ hā-ʾa-rā-ṣōṯ} underscore both national and familial assimilation desires.
Root and etymology
š-p-ḥ
“family, clan”
In context — Ezekiel 20:32
And the thought that has arisen in your minds will not come to pass—that which you are saying: “We will be like the nations, like the clans of the lands, to serve wood and stone.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:32:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ezekiel 20:32, so the Hebrew word כְּמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת (khemishpekhot) 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.20.32.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.32.W11.S1) and character.