Ezekiel 21:23:8Ezek.21.23.W8TABWLC Ezekiel 21:28

וְה֣וּא־מַזְכִּ֥יר

vehumazkir

and he is bringing to remembrance

Transliteration
ve-HU-maz-KIR
Extended
veh-HOO-mahz-KEER
IPA
/vəˈhuː.mazˈkʰiːr/

Meaning by language

English
and he is bringing to remembrance

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + ה֣וּא + מַזְ + כִּ֥יר
ve + hu + maz + kir
vehumazkir

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Memm as in mother
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Zayinz as in zero
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-HU-maz-KIR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-HU-maz-KIR A-von

  3. clause

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

  4. 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.

Root and etymology

Rootz-k-r

to remember, recall

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 21:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 21:23, so the Hebrew word וְה֣וּא־מַזְכִּ֥יר (vehumazkir) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.23.W8.S1) and character.