Ezekiel 21:12:2Ezek.21.12.W2TABWLC Ezekiel 21:17
וְהֵילֵ֙ל֙
veheilel
“and wail”
- Transliteration
- ve-HEI-lel
- Extended
- veh-HEI-lehl
- IPA
- /vəheːˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and wail
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ve-HEI-lel
- phraseyour reading level
ze-AK ve-HEI-lel
- clause
ze-AK ve-HEI-lel ben-A-DAM ki-HI hai-TA be-a-MI HI be-khol-ne-si-EI yis-ra-EL
- 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 verse begins with the paired imperatives ze'aq {זְעַק | zə-ʿaq} ‘cry out’ and ve-heylel {וְהֵילֵל | və-hê-lēl} ‘wail’, intensifying lament.
Root and etymology
Rooth-y-l
“to wail”
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 21:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 21:12, so the Hebrew word וְהֵילֵ֙ל֙ (veheilel) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.12.W2.S1) and character.