Ezekiel 21:6:5Ezek.21.6.W5TABWLC Ezekiel 21:11
מָתְנַ֙יִם֙
matnayim
“of loins”
- Transliteration
- mat-NA-yim
- Extended
- maat-NAH-yihm
- IPA
- /matˈnaːjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of loins
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
mat-NA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
be-shiv-RON mat-NA-yim
- clause
be-shiv-RON mat-NA-yim u-ve-mar-ri-ROT te-a-NAKH le-e-NE-hem
- sentence
ve-a-TA ven-a-DAM he-a-NAKH be-shiv-RON mat-NA-yim u-ve-mar-ri-ROT te-a-NAKH le-e-NE-hem
Exegesis
The imperative hēʾānaḥ {הֵֽאָנַ֑ח | hēʾānaḥ} ‘sigh/groan’ initiates the action, while the following manner phrase bə-šivrôn māṯnayim {בְּשִׁבְר֤וֹן מָתְנַ֙יִם֙ | bə-šivrôn māṯnayim} ‘with breaking of loins’ uses a construct chain to compress the image of bodily collapse into a single unit.
In context — Ezekiel 21:6
And you, Son of Man, sigh with the breaking of your loins, and with bitterness you shall sigh before their eyes.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 21:6, so the Hebrew word מָתְנַ֙יִם֙ (matnayim) 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.21.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.6.W5.S1) and character.