Ezekiel 21:23:10Ezek.21.23.W10TABWLC Ezekiel 21:28

לְהִתָּפֵֽשׂ׃

lehittafes

to be seized

Transliteration
le-hit-ta-FES
Extended
leh-heet-tah-FEHS
IPA
/ləhit.tʰaːˈfeːs/

Meaning by language

English
to be seized

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + הִת + תָּ + פֵֽשׂ׃
le + hit + ta + fes
lehittafes

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Tavt as in top
Qametslong 'ah'
Pep with dagesh; f without
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-hit-ta-FES

  2. clause

    ve-HU-maz-KIR A-von le-hit-ta-FES

  3. sentence

    ve-ha-YA la-HEM ke-KE-sem-KIK-sam-SHA-ve be-e-NE-he-HEM she-vu-E she-vu-OT la-HEM ve-HU-maz-KIR A-von le-hit-ta-FES

Exegesis

The contrastive clause vehu mazkir avon {וְהוּא מַזְכִּיר עָוֹן | wə-hūʾ maz-kîr ʿā-vōn} ‘but He recalling iniquity’ highlights divine judgment, and the purpose clause lehitafes {לְהִתָּפֵשׂ | lə-hî-tā-pēs} ‘to be seized’ completes the judicial action.

In contextEzekiel 21:23

And it will be to them like a false divination in their eyes—those who have sworn oaths—for them; but He will bring to remembrance the iniquity , in order that they may be seized.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 21:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Ezekiel 21:23, so the Hebrew word לְהִתָּפֵֽשׂ׃ (lehittafes) 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.21.23.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.23.W10.S1) and character.