Ezekiel 21:3:2Ezek.21.3.W2TABWLC Ezekiel 21:8
לְאַדְמַ֣ת
leadmat
“to the land of”
- Transliteration
- le-ad-MAT
- Extended
- leh-ad-MAHT
- IPA
- /ləʔadˈmat/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the land of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
le-ad-MAT
- phraseyour reading level
le-ad-MAT yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta le-ad-MAT yis-ra-EL KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hin-ne-NI e-LA-yikh ve-ho-tse-TI khar-BI mi-ta-e-ra ve-hikh-ra-TI mi-ME-kh tsa-DIK ve-ra-SHA
Exegesis
The construct el-admat Yisraʼel {אֶל־אַדְמַת יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾel-ʾad-maṯ yiś-rā-ʾēl} ‘to the land of Israel’ specifies the territorial addressee.
In context — Ezekiel 21:3
And you shall say to the land of Israel, "Thus says the LORD : Behold, I am against you, and I will bring out my sword from its sheath, and I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked."
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 21:3, so the Hebrew word לְאַדְמַ֣ת (leadmat) 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.21.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.3.W2.S1) and character.