Ezekiel 21:10:5Ezek.21.10.W5TABWLC Ezekiel 21:15
לְמַעַן־הֱיֵה־לָצָּה
lemaanheyelatsa
“for the purpose of being for flashing”
- Transliteration
- le-MA-an-he-YE-la-TSA
- Extended
- leh-MAH-ahn-heh-YEH-laa-TSAH
- IPA
- /ləˈma.ʕan.hɛˈjeː.laːtˈtsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the purpose of being for flashing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-MA-an-he-YE-la-TSA
- phraseyour reading level
le-MA-an-he-YE-la-TSA ba-RAK
- 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 verse is driven by two purpose frames: the opening ləmaʿan {לְמַעַן | lə-maʿan} ‘in order that’ introduces the goal of the action, and the paired nouns ṭib-bōaḥ …
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 21:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 21:10, so the Hebrew word לְמַעַן־הֱיֵה־לָצָּה (lemaanheyelatsa) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.10.W5.S1) and character.