Ezekiel 20:7:2Ezek.20.7.W2TAB
אֲלֵהֶ֗ם
alehem
“to them”
- Transliteration
- a-le-HEM
- Extended
- ah-leh-HEHM
- IPA
- /ʔăleːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-le-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
va-O-mar a-le-HEM
- clause
va-O-mar a-le-HEM ISH shi-ku-TSE e-NA-v ha-she-li-KHU u-ve-gi-lu-LE mits-ra-YIM al-ti-ta-ma-U
- sentence
va-O-mar a-le-HEM ISH shi-ku-TSE e-NA-v ha-she-li-KHU u-ve-gi-lu-LE mits-ra-YIM al-ti-ta-ma-U a-NI ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The indirect object alehem {אֲלֵהֶם | ’ălēhem} specifies the audience as Israel.
In context — Ezekiel 20:7
And I said to them, “Each of you, cast away the abominations of your eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am the LORD your God .”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 20:7, so the Hebrew word אֲלֵהֶ֗ם (alehem) 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.20.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.7.W2.S1) and character.