Ezekiel 21:14:17Ezek.21.14.W17TABWLC Ezekiel 21:19
לָהֶֽם׃
lahem
“to them”
- Transliteration
- la-HEM
- Extended
- laa-HEHM
- IPA
- /laːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to them
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-HEM
- clause
ha-ga-DOL ha-kho-DE-ret la-HEM
- 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 closing participial phrase hachoderet lahem {הַחֹדֶ֖רֶת לָהֶֽם | ha-ḥō-ḏe-reṯ lā-hem} ‘the one penetrating to them’ portrays the sword’s inescapable reach; some renderings broaden this to “closing in” or “surrounding,” but the participle from the root meaning ‘enter/penetrate’ supports the image of intrusion and piercing, which is reflected in the English wording.
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 21:14:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Ezekiel 21:14, so the Hebrew word לָהֶֽם׃ (lahem) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.14.W17.S1) and character.