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
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hat-e-A-kha-DI
- clause
hat-e-A-kha-DI hei-ma-NI hash-se-mi-MI
- 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 context — Ezekiel 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.