Ezekiel 22:10:1Ezek.22.10.W1TAB
עֶרְוַת־אָ֖ב
ervatav
“the nakedness of a father”
- Transliteration
- e-RVAT-AV
- Extended
- eh-RVAHT-AAV
- IPA
- /ʕɛrˈvat.ʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the nakedness of a father
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-RVAT-AV
- clause
e-RVAT-AV gi-LA-VAKH
- sentence
e-RVAT-AV gi-LA-VAKH te-MET ha-nid-DA i-NU-VAKH
Exegesis
The verse consists of two parallel construct chains: ervat-av {עֶרְוַת־אָ֖ב | ʿerwat-ʾāv} ‘nakedness of father’ and tmeʾat ha-niddah {טְמֵאַת הַנִּדָּה | təmēʾat han-niddāh} ‘uncleanness of the menstruant.’
In context — Ezekiel 22:10
In you they uncover the nakedness of a father; in you they violate women who are unclean because of menstruation .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 22:10, so the Hebrew word עֶרְוַת־אָ֖ב (ervatav) 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.22.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.10.W1.S1) and character.