Ezekiel 20:44:4Ezek.20.44.W4TAB
בַּעֲשׂוֹתִ֥י
baasoti
“when I act”
- Transliteration
- ba-a-so-TI
- Extended
- bah-ah-soh-TEE
- IPA
- /baʕăsoːˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when I act
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
ba-a-so-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ba-a-so-TI ET-khem
- clause
vi-DA-TEHM ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH ba-a-so-TI ET-khem le-MA-an she-MI
- sentence
vi-DA-TEHM ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH ba-a-so-TI ET-khem le-MA-an she-MI LO khe-dar-KHE-khem ha-ra-IM u-khe-li-lo-TEI-khem han-nish-kha-TOT BEIT yis-ra-EL ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The infinitive construct ba‘asoti ittkhem lema‘an shmi {בַּעֲשׂוֹתִי אִתְּכֶם לְמַעַן שְׁמִי | ba-ʿă-śō-tî ʾit-khem lə-ma-ʿan še-mî} conveys purpose, emphasizing action motivated by divine reputation.
In context — Ezekiel 20:44
And you will know that I am the LORD when I deal with you for the sake of my name , not according to your evil ways or your corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:44:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 20:44, so the Hebrew word בַּעֲשׂוֹתִ֥י (baasoti) 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.20.44.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.44.W4.S1) and character.