Ezekiel 21:4:8Ezek.21.4.W8TABWLC Ezekiel 21:9
חַרְבִּ֧י
kharbi
“my sword”
- Transliteration
- khar-BI
- Extended
- khahr-BEE
- IPA
- /ħarˈbiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khar-BI
- phraseyour reading level
la-KHEN te-TSE khar-BI mi-ta-e-ra
- clause
la-KHEN te-TSE khar-BI mi-ta-e-ra el-KOL-ba-SAR mi-NE-gev tsa-FON
- 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 imperfect verb tetse {תֵּצֵא | te-ṣēʾ} with kharbi {חַרְבִּי | ḥar-bî} “my sword” indicates impending execution, and the merism minegev tsafon {מִנֶּגֶב צָפוֹן | min-ne-gev ṣā-fōn} “from the south to the north” emphasizes totality.
Root and etymology
ḥ-r-vchet–resh–bet
“sword or desolation”
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 21:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 21:4, so the Hebrew word חַרְבִּ֧י (kharbi) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.4.W8.S1) and character.