Ezekiel 21:15:9Ezek.21.15.W9TABWLC Ezekiel 21:20
אִבְחַת־חָ֣רֶב
ivkhatkharev
“a flash of sword”
- Transliteration
- iv-khat-KHA-rev
- Extended
- ihv-KHAHT-khaa-REHV
- IPA
- /ʔivˈħaθ.ħaːˈrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- a flash of sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
iv-khat-KHA-rev
- phraseyour reading level
na-TA-ti iv-khat-KHA-rev AKH a-su-YA le-va-RAK
- sentence
le-MA-an la-MOG LEV ve-har-BE ha-mik-sho-LIM AL KOL-sha-a-re-HEM na-TA-ti iv-khat-KHA-rev AKH a-su-YA le-va-RAK me-u-TA le-TA-vakh
Root and etymology
Rootchet–resh–bet
“sword”
In context — Ezekiel 21:15
So that their heart may faint, and to multiply the stumbling blocks at all their gates, I have set the flashing blade, sharpened for slaughter and prepared.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:15:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 21:15, so the Hebrew word אִבְחַת־חָ֣רֶב (ivkhatkharev) 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.21.15.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.15.W9.S1) and character.