Ezekiel 21:16:4Ezek.21.16.W4TABWLC Ezekiel 21:21
הַשְּׁמַ֨אלִ֔י
hashmaali
“to the left”
- Transliteration
- hash-ma-A-LI
- Extended
- hahsh-mah-AA-lee
- IPA
- /haʃ.maʔaˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the left
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hash-ma-A-LI
- clause
hash-ma-A-LI a-NA pe-NUKH mu-a-DOT
- sentence
hat-e-A-kha-DI hei-ma-NI hash-se-mi-MI hash-ma-A-LI a-NA pe-NUKH mu-a-DOT
In context — Ezekiel 21:16
Cut sharply , go right or go left; wherever your face is set, you are appointed .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 21:16, so the Hebrew word הַשְּׁמַ֨אלִ֔י (hashmaali) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.16.W4.S1) and character.