Ezekiel 21:12:15Ezek.21.12.W15TABWLC Ezekiel 21:17
סְפֹ֥ק
sepok
“strike”
- Transliteration
- se-POK
- Extended
- seh-POHK
- IPA
- /səˈfoːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- strike
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
se-POK
- phraseyour reading level
se-POK el-ya-REKH
- clause
me-gu-REI el-KHE-rev ha-YU et-a-MI la-KHEN se-POK el-ya-REKH
- sentence
ze-AK ve-HEI-lel ben-A-DAM ki-HI hai-TA be-a-MI HI be-khol-ne-si-EI yis-ra-EL me-gu-REI el-KHE-rev ha-YU et-a-MI la-KHEN se-POK el-ya-REKH
Exegesis
The final imperative sfok {סְפֹק | sə-p̄ōq} ‘strike’ with el-yerekh {אֶל־יְרֵךְ | ʾel-ye-rēkh} ‘upon the thigh’ invokes the ritual sign of mourning, framing communal lament.
In context — Ezekiel 21:12
Cry out and wail, son of man, for it has come upon My people; it is against all the princes of Israel; they are handed over to the sword with My people. Therefore strike your thigh .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:12:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Ezekiel 21:12, so the Hebrew word סְפֹ֥ק (sepok) 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.21.12.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.12.W15.S1) and character.