Ezekiel 21:13:3Ezek.21.13.W3TABWLC Ezekiel 21:18
וּמָ֔ה
uma
“and what”
- Transliteration
- u-MA
- Extended
- oo-MAA
- IPA
- /uːˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and what
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-MA
- 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 particle u-ma {וּמַה | û-ma} ‘and what’ combined with im {אִם־ | ʾim} ‘if’ and intensifier gam {גַּם־ | gam} ‘even’ introduces a rhetorical question.
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 21:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 21:13, so the Hebrew word וּמָ֔ה (uma) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.13.W3.S1) and character.