Ezekiel 21:28:17Ezek.21.28.W17TABWLC Ezekiel 21:33

מְרוּטָ֖ה

meruta

polished

Transliteration
me-ru-TA
Extended
meh-roo-TAA
IPA
/məruːˈtˤaː/

Meaning by language

English
polished

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
מְ + רוּ + טָ֖ה
me + ru + ta
meruta

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Tett — emphatic
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    me-ru-TA

  2. 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

  3. 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

In contextEzekiel 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 21:28:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Ezekiel 21:28, so the Hebrew word מְרוּטָ֖ה (meruta) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.28.W17.S1) and character.