Ezekiel 21:3:8Ezek.21.3.W8TABWLC Ezekiel 21:8
אֵלַ֔יִךְ
elayikh
“against you”
- Transliteration
- e-LA-yikh
- Extended
- ee-LAH-yihkh
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈla.jiχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- against you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Word in context
- word
e-LA-yikh
- phraseyour reading level
hin-ne-NI e-LA-yikh
- 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
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 21:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 21:3, so the Hebrew word אֵלַ֔יִךְ (elayikh) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.3.W8.S1) and character.