Ezekiel 21:4:2Ezek.21.4.W2TABWLC Ezekiel 21:9
אֲשֶׁר־הִכְרַ֥תִּי
asherhikhrati
“that I have cut off”
- Transliteration
- a-SHER-hi-khra-TI
- Extended
- ah-SHEHR-hih-khah-TEE
- IPA
- /ʔăˈʃɛr.hiχ.raˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that I have cut off
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SHER-hi-khra-TI
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER-hi-khra-TI mi-MEKH
- clause
YA-an a-SHER-hi-khra-TI mi-MEKH tsa-DIK ve-ra-SHA
- sentence
YA-an a-SHER-hi-khra-TI mi-MEKH tsa-DIK ve-ra-SHA la-KHEN te-TSE khar-BI mi-ta-e-ra el-KOL-ba-SAR mi-NE-gev tsa-FON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav consecutive vayya’an {וַיַּעַן | way-yaʿan} introducing the prophetic declaration, followed by the relative clause asher hikrati mimekh {אֲשֶׁר־הִכְרַתִּי מִמֵּךְ | ʾă-šer ḥik-rat-tî mi-mekh} which uses the hiphil perfect to express imminent divine action.
Root and etymology
RootAleph, Shin
“fire, burning”
In context — Ezekiel 21:4
Because I am about to cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked, my sword will come out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 21:4, so the Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר־הִכְרַ֥תִּי (asherhikhrati) 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.21.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.4.W2.S1) and character.