Ezekiel 21:10:2Ezek.21.10.W2TABWLC Ezekiel 21:15
טְבֹ֤חַ
tevoakh
“slaughtering”
- Transliteration
- te-VO-akh
- Extended
- teh-VOH-ahkh
- IPA
- /təˈvoː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- slaughtering
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-VO-akh
- phraseyour reading level
le-MA-an te-VO-akh TE-vakh
- clause
le-MA-an te-VO-akh TE-vakh hu-kha-DA le-MA-an-he-YE-la-TSA ba-RAK mo-RA-ta
- sentence
le-MA-an te-VO-akh TE-vakh hu-kha-DA le-MA-an-he-YE-la-TSA ba-RAK mo-RA-ta O na-SI-s SHE-vet be-NI mo-E-set KAL-ETS
Exegesis
ṭe-ḇaḥ {טִבֹ֤חַ … טֶּ֙בַח֙ | ṭib-bōaḥ … ṭe-ḇaḥ} ‘slaughter … slaughter’ function as an intensifying repetition, heightening the sense of overwhelming bloodshed.
Root and etymology
consonantsTet–Bet–Chet
“to slaughter”
In context — Ezekiel 21:10
In order to slaughter, to slaughter, it has been sharpened; in order for it to become a flash of lightning , it has been polished. Or shall we rejoice? It is rejecting the rod of My son like every tree.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 21:10, so the Hebrew word טְבֹ֤חַ (tevoakh) 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.21.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.10.W2.S1) and character.