Ezekiel 20:46:9Ezek.20.46.W9TABWLC Ezekiel 21:2
אֶל־יַ֖עַר
elyaar
“to the forest of”
- Transliteration
- el-ya-AR
- Extended
- ehl-yah-AHR
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jaˈʕar/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the forest of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ya-AR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-na-VE el-ya-AR
- clause
ve-hin-na-VE el-ya-AR ha-sa-DE NE-gev
- sentence
ben-A-dam SIM pa-NE-kha DE-rekh tei-ma-NA ve-ha-TEF el-da-ROM ve-hin-na-VE el-ya-AR ha-sa-DE NE-gev
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases el darom {אֶל־דָּרוֹם | ʾel-dā-rōm} ‘to the south’ and el yaar {אֶל־יַעַר | ʾel-ya-ʿar} ‘to the forest’ direct the oracle to specific locations, while the construct ha-sadeh negev {הַשָּׂדֶה נֶגֶב | ha-śā-deh ne-gev} ‘the field of the Negev’ anchors the prophecy in the southern desert. The cumulative sequence of imperatives and destinations underscores the prophet’s movement from orientation to proclamation.
Root and etymology
Rooty-ʿ-r
“forest, thicket”
In context — Ezekiel 20:46
Son of man , set your face toward the way of the south, and utter a word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the Negev .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:46:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 20:46, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יַ֖עַר (elyaar) 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.20.46.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.46.W9.S1) and character.