Ezekiel 22:18:13Ezek.22.18.W13TAB
סִגִ֥ים
sigim
“dross”
- Transliteration
- si-GIM
- Extended
- sih-GEEM
- IPA
- /siˈɣiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- dross
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
si-GIM
- phraseyour reading level
si-GIM KE-sef
- clause
ku-LAM ne-KHO-shet u-ve-DIL u-var-ZEL ve-O-fe-ret be-TOKH KUR si-GIM KE-sef ha-YU
- sentence
ben-A-dam ha-YU-li veit-yis-ra-EL le-sug le-SIG ku-LAM ne-KHO-shet u-ve-DIL u-var-ZEL ve-O-fe-ret be-TOKH KUR si-GIM KE-sef ha-YU
Exegesis
The locative b’toch kur {בְּתוֹךְ כּ֔וּר | bə-tôk kūr} situates the refining image, and the chiastic pairing of sigim {סִגִ֥ים | sîgîm} ‘dross’ with kesef {כֶּסֶף | ke-sef} ‘silver’ underscores Israel’s corruption under divine judgment.
Root and etymology
ס–ג–ג
“dross”
In context — Ezekiel 22:18
Son of Man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me ; all of them are bronze, tin, iron, and lead within the furnace, and they have become the dross of silver .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:18:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Ezekiel 22:18, so the Hebrew word סִגִ֥ים (sigim) 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.22.18.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.18.W13.S1) and character.