Ezekiel 21:28:11Ezek.21.28.W11TABWLC Ezekiel 21:33
וְאֶל־חֶרְפָּתָ֖ם
veelkherpatam
“and to their reproach”
- Transliteration
- ve-el-kher-pa-TAM
- Extended
- veh-ehl-khehr-pah-TAHM
- IPA
- /wəʔɛl.ħɛrpaːˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to their reproach
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-el-kher-pa-TAM
- clause
ve-el-kher-pa-TAM ve-a-MAR-ta KHE-rev KHE-rev pe-tu-KHA le-TE-vakh me-ru-TA le-ha-KHIL le-MA-an ba-RAK
- sentence
ve-a-TAH ben-a-DAM hin-na-VE ve-a-MAR-ta KOH a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI el-be-NE a-MON ve-el-kher-pa-TAM ve-a-MAR-ta KHE-rev KHE-rev pe-tu-KHA le-TE-vakh me-ru-TA le-ha-KHIL le-MA-an ba-RAK
Exegesis
The double object el-benei Ammon ve-el-kherpatam {אֶל־בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן וְאֶל־חֶרְפָּתָם | ʾel-bə-nē ʿam-mōn wə-ʾel-kher-pā-tām} 'to the sons of Ammon and to their reproach' targets both people and offense.
In context — Ezekiel 21:28
And you, son of man, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach : “A sword, a sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, sharpened for lightning.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:28:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ezekiel 21:28, so the Hebrew word וְאֶל־חֶרְפָּתָ֖ם (veelkherpatam) 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.21.28.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.28.W11.S1) and character.