Ezekiel 20:7:9Ezek.20.7.W9TAB
אַל־תִּֽטַּמָּ֑אוּ
altitamau
“do not make yourselves unclean”
- Transliteration
- al-ti-ta-ma-U
- Extended
- ahl-tih-TAHT-tah-maa-OO
- IPA
- /ʔal.tit.tamːaːˈʔuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- do not make yourselves unclean
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-ti-ta-ma-U
- 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 prohibitive particle al {אַל־ | ’al} with the Piel imperfect tetamme’u {תְּטַמְּאוּ | ṭətamme’û} forms a prohibition against defilement.
Root and etymology
t-m-ʾ
“to be unclean”
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 20:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 20:7, so the Hebrew word אַל־תִּֽטַּמָּ֑אוּ (altitamau) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.7.W9.S1) and character.