Ezekiel 21:9:8Ezek.21.9.W8TABWLC Ezekiel 21:14
חֶ֣רֶב
kherev
“a sword”
- Transliteration
- KHE-rev
- Extended
- KHEH-rehv
- IPA
- /ˈħɛ.rɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- a sword
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
KHE-rev
- phraseyour reading level
KHE-rev KHE-rev
- sentence
ben-A-dam hi-nna-VE ve-o-MAR-ta KO o-MAR a-do-NAI e-MOR KHE-rev KHE-rev hu-kha-DDA ve-gam-me-ru-TTA
Exegesis
The repetition cherev cherev {חֶרֶב חֶרֶב | ḥe-reḇ ḥe-reḇ} ‘sword, sword’ intensifies the focus on imminent judgment, while the successive Puʿal perfects hû-ḥad-dāh {הוּחַדָּה | hû-ḥad-dāh} ‘is sharpened’ and mə-rō-ṭāh {מְרוֹטָה | mə-rō-ṭāh} ‘is polished’ describe the sword’s readiness in both functional and visual dimensions. The vav-consecutive on the second verb adds a cumulative effect, conveying both preparation and display.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-r-b
“sword, weapon”
In context — Ezekiel 21:9
Son of man, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord GOD , ‘A sword, a sword is sharpened and also polished .’
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 21:9, so the Hebrew word חֶ֣רֶב (kherev) 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.21.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.9.W8.S1) and character.