Ezekiel 20:32:13Ezek.20.32.W13TAB
לְשָׁרֵ֖ת
lesharet
“to serve”
- Transliteration
- le-sha-RET
- Extended
- leh-shah-REET
- IPA
- /haː.ʔă.raˈtsoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to serve
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-sha-RET
- 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
The infinitive lesharet {לְשָׁרֵת | lə-šā-rêṯ} carries cultic overtones of worship. Placing vehaolah first establishes topical emphasis on their inner resolution, and the English maintains Hebrew word order emphases while clarifying the negation’s strength.
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 20:32:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Ezekiel 20:32, so the Hebrew word לְשָׁרֵ֖ת (lesharet) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.32.W13.S1) and character.