Ezekiel 21:23:3Ezek.21.23.W3TABWLC Ezekiel 21:28
כְּקֶסֶם־כִּקְסַם־שָׁוְא֙
kekesemkiksamshave
“like a divination, like a divination of emptiness or falsehood”
- Transliteration
- ke-KE-sem-KIK-sam-SHA-ve
- Extended
- keh-KEH-sehm-KEEK-sahm-SHAA-veh
- IPA
- /kəˈqɛ.sɛm.qiqˈsam.ʃaːwəʔ/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a divination, like a divination of emptiness or falsehood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-KE-sem-KIK-sam-SHA-ve
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-YA la-HEM ke-KE-sem-KIK-sam-SHA-ve
- clause
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
- 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 comparative phrase kekesem–shav {כְּקֶסֶם־שָׁוְא | kə-ke-sem–šāv} ‘like a false divination’ conveys deceptive appearance.
Root and etymology
Rootk-s-m
“divination, soothsaying”
In context — Ezekiel 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 21:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 21:23, so the Hebrew word כְּקֶסֶם־כִּקְסַם־שָׁוְא֙ (kekesemkiksamshave) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.23.W3.S1) and character.