Ezekiel 21:10:4Ezek.21.10.W4TABWLC Ezekiel 21:15
הוּחַ֔דָה
hukhada
“it was sharpened”
- Transliteration
- hu-kha-DA
- Extended
- hoo-khah-DAA
- IPA
- /huː.ħaˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it was sharpened
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
hu-kha-DA
- 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
The passive hû-ḥad-dāh {הוּחַ֔דָּה | hû-ḥad-dāh} ‘it has been sharpened’ presents the weapon as already prepared, emphasizing inevitability rather than deliberation by any human subject.
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 21:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 21:10, so the Hebrew word הוּחַ֔דָה (hukhada) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.10.W4.S1) and character.