Ezekiel 21:28:18Ezek.21.28.W18TABWLC Ezekiel 21:33

לְהָכִ֣יל

lehakhil

to consume

Transliteration
le-ha-KHIL
Extended
leh-haa-KHEEL
IPA
/ləhaːˈxiːl/

Meaning by language

English
to consume

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + הָ + כִ֣יל
le + ha + khil
lehakhil

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-ha-KHIL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-ha-KHIL le-MA-an

  3. 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

  4. 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 21:28:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Ezekiel 21:28, so the Hebrew word לְהָכִ֣יל (lehakhil) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.28.W18.S1) and character.