Ezekiel 21:23:9Ezek.21.23.W9TABWLC Ezekiel 21:28
עָוֺ֖ן
avon
“iniquity or guilt”
- Transliteration
- A-von
- Extended
- AA-vohn
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈwɔn/
Meaning by language
- English
- iniquity or guilt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
A-von
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HU-maz-KIR A-von
- clause
ve-HU-maz-KIR A-von le-hit-ta-FES
- 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
Rootʿ-w-n
“iniquity, guilt”
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 21:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 21:23, so the Hebrew word עָוֺ֖ן (avon) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.23.W9.S1) and character.