Ezekiel 20:49:10Ezek.20.49.W10TABWLC Ezekiel 21:5
מְשָׁלִֽים
meshalim
“proverbs or parables”
- Transliteration
- me-sha-LIM
- Extended
- meh-shah-LEEM
- IPA
- /məʃɑːˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- proverbs or parables
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-sha-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
ha-LO me-mash-LEL me-sha-LIM HU
- clause
HE-ma O-mer-im LI ha-LO me-mash-LEL me-sha-LIM HU
- sentence
va-O-mar a-HAH a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI HE-ma O-mer-im LI ha-LO me-mash-LEL me-sha-LIM HU
Root and etymology
m-š-lmem–shin–lamed
“to represent, speak parables”
In context — Ezekiel 20:49
And I said, Ah, Lord GOD ! They say of me, “Is he not a teller of parables ?”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:49:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Ezekiel 20:49, so the Hebrew word מְשָׁלִֽים (meshalim) 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.20.49.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.49.W10.S1) and character.