Ezekiel 21:12:8Ezek.21.12.W8TABWLC Ezekiel 21:17
בְּכָל־נְשִׂיאֵ֣י
bekholnesiei
“against all princes of”
- Transliteration
- be-khol-ne-si-EI
- Extended
- beh-khol-neh-sih-EE
- IPA
- /bəkɔl.nəsiːˈʔeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against all princes of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-khol-ne-si-EI
- phraseyour reading level
be-khol-ne-si-EI yis-ra-EL
- 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
A parallel clause begins with hi {הִיא | hîʾ} ‘it is’ and u-vekhol {וּבְכָל | û-ḇə-ḵāl} ‘and upon all’, linking nesiei {נְשִׂיאֵי | nə-śî-ʾê} ‘princes’ of yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yiś-rā-ʾēl}.
Root and etymology
Rootn-sh-'-
“to lift, rule”
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 21:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 21:12, so the Hebrew word בְּכָל־נְשִׂיאֵ֣י (bekholnesiei) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.12.W8.S1) and character.