Ezekiel 21:13:2Ezek.21.13.W2TABWLC Ezekiel 21:18
בֹּ֣חַן
bokhan
“a testing”
- Transliteration
- BO-khan
- Extended
- BOH-khahn
- IPA
- /ˈboː.ħan/
Meaning by language
- English
- a testing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BO-khan
- phraseyour reading level
KI BO-khan u-MA
- clause
KI BO-khan u-MA im-GAM-SHE-vet mo-E-set LO yih-ye-YE
- sentence
KI BO-khan u-MA im-GAM-SHE-vet mo-E-set LO yih-ye-YE ne-UM a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The noun vochan {בֹחַן | ḇō-ḥan} ‘testing’ sets the theme of divine examination.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–het–nun
“to test”
In context — Ezekiel 21:13
For it is a testing ; and what if you despise the rod? It shall be no more, declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 21:13, so the Hebrew word בֹּ֣חַן (bokhan) 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.21.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.13.W2.S1) and character.