Ezekiel 21:16:2Ezek.21.16.W2TABWLC Ezekiel 21:21
הֵימַ֖נִי
heimani
“to the right”
- Transliteration
- hei-ma-NI
- Extended
- hee-mah-NEE
- IPA
- /heː.maˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the right
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hei-ma-NI
- 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
It follows with the coordinated Hiphil imperatives hemini {הֵימִנִּי | hēminnî} ‘go right’ and hashmili {הַשְׂמִּילִי | hašmîlî} ‘go left,’ establishing contrasting directional thrusts.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–mem–nun
“right hand, south”
In context — Ezekiel 21:16
Cut sharply , go right or go left; wherever your face is set, you are appointed .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 21:16, so the Hebrew word הֵימַ֖נִי (heimani) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.16.W2.S1) and character.