Ezekiel 21:26:9Ezek.21.26.W9TABWLC Ezekiel 21:31
זֹ֣את
zot
“this”
- Transliteration
- ZOT
- Extended
- ZOHT
- IPA
- /ˈzoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- this
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ZOT
- phraseyour reading level
ZOT LO-ZOT
- clause
ZOT LO-ZOT ha-she-fa-LA hag-be-HA ve-hag-vo-HA hash-PIL
- sentence
KOH a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ha-SIR ha-mits-ne-FET ve-ha-RIM ha-a-ta-RA ZOT LO-ZOT ha-she-fa-LA hag-be-HA ve-hag-vo-HA hash-PIL
Exegesis
The expression zot lo-zot {זֹאת לֹא־זֹאת | zōṯ lō-zōṯ} ‘this is not this’ functions as a cancellation idiom that signals a complete reversal.
In context — Ezekiel 21:26
Thus says the Lord GOD : Remove the turban and take off the crown. This shall not be as it once was. Exalt the lowly, and humble the exalted.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:26:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 21:26, so the Hebrew word זֹ֣את (zot) 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.21.26.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.26.W9.S1) and character.