Ezekiel 21:2:6Ezek.21.2.W6TABWLC Ezekiel 21:7
אֶל־מִקְדָּשִׁ֑ים
elmikdashim
“toward sanctuaries”
- Transliteration
- el-mik-DA-shim
- Extended
- ehl-mihk-DAA-sheem
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.miqˈdːaːʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- toward sanctuaries
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-mik-DA-shim
- clause
ben-A-dam SIM pa-NE-kha el-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ve-ha-TEF el-mik-DA-shim
- sentence
ben-A-dam SIM pa-NE-kha el-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ve-ha-TEF el-mik-DA-shim ve-hi-na-VE el-ad-MAT yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The idiom sim panekha {שִׂים פָּנֶיךָ | sîm pā-nê-ḵā} ‘set your face’ conveys determined intent.
The sequence of imperatives—sim {שִׂים}, ve-hateh {וְהַטֵּה | wə-haṭ-ṭēh} ‘and turn,’ ve-hinave {וְהִנָּבֵא | wə-hin-nā-ḇēʾ} ‘and prophesy’—structures the divine command in three stages.
Root and etymology
Rootqof–dalet–shin
“sanctuary, holy place”
In context — Ezekiel 21:2
Son of man , set your face toward Jerusalem and turn toward her sanctuaries , and prophesy against the land of Israel.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 21:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־מִקְדָּשִׁ֑ים (elmikdashim) 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.21.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.2.W6.S1) and character.