Ezekiel 21:16:1Ezek.21.16.W1TABWLC Ezekiel 21:21

הַתְאַחֲדִ֕י

hateakhadi

unite yourself

Transliteration
hat-e-A-kha-DI
Extended
haht-eh-AH-khah-DEE
IPA
/hat.ʔăħăˈdiː/

Meaning by language

English
unite yourself

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + תְ + אַ + חֲ + דִ֕י
hat + e + a + kha + di
hateakhadi

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Tavt as in top
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    hat-e-A-kha-DI

  2. clause

    hat-e-A-kha-DI hei-ma-NI hash-se-mi-MI

  3. sentence

    hat-e-A-kha-DI hei-ma-NI hash-se-mi-MI hash-ma-A-LI a-NA pe-NUKH mu-a-DOT

Exegesis

The verse begins with the Hitpael imperative hit'achadi {הִתְאַחֲדִי | hit'aḥăḏî} ‘sharpen yourself,’ commanding the sword to ready its edge.

Root and etymology

Rootaleph–het–dalet

to unite, bind

In contextEzekiel 21:16

Cut sharply , go right or go left; wherever your face is set, you are appointed .

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 21:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 21:16, so the Hebrew word הַתְאַחֲדִ֕י (hateakhadi) 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.21.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.16.W1.S1) and character.