Ezekiel 21:14:12Ezek.21.14.W12TABWLC Ezekiel 21:19
הִ֖יא
hi
“it is”
- Transliteration
- HI
- Extended
- HEE
- IPA
- /ˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
HI
- clause
ve-ti-kha-FEL KHE-rev she-li-shi-TA KHE-rev kha-la-LIM HI KHE-rev kha-LAL
- sentence
ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM hi-na-VE ve-HAKH KAF el-KAF ve-ti-kha-FEL KHE-rev she-li-shi-TA KHE-rev kha-la-LIM HI KHE-rev kha-LAL ha-ga-DOL ha-kho-DE-ret la-HEM
Exegesis
The verse then stacks appositional identifications: cherev chalalim {חֶ֚רֶב חֲלָלִ֔ים | ḥe-reḇ ḥă-lā-lîm} ‘a sword of slain ones’ is reasserted by hi {הִ֖יא | hîʾ} ‘it,’ and further specified as cherev chalal haggadol {חֶ֣רֶב חָלָ֑ל הַגָּד֔וֹל | ḥe-reḇ ḥā-lāl hag-gā-ḏōl} ‘a sword of a slain one, the great one,’ which can denote a prominent victim (leaders) or an intensified exemplar.
In context — Ezekiel 21:14
And you, son of man , prophesy, and strike palm to palm; and let the sword be doubled, a third time —a sword of the slain. It is a sword of a slain one, the great one, the one that penetrates to them.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 21:14, so the Hebrew word הִ֖יא (hi) 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.21.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.14.W12.S1) and character.