Ezekiel 20:32:15Ezek.20.32.W15TAB

וָאָ֥בֶן׃

vaaven

and stone

Transliteration
va-A-ven
Extended
vaa-AH-vehhn
IPA
/ˈʕeːts/

Meaning by language

English
and stone

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Result
וָ + אָ֥ + בֶן׃
va + a + ven
vaaven

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-A-ven

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ETS va-A-ven

  3. 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

  4. 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

Root and etymology

ʾ-baleph–bet

father

In contextEzekiel 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 20:32:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Ezekiel 20:32, so the Hebrew word וָאָ֥בֶן׃ (vaaven) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.32.W15.S1) and character.