Ezekiel 22:20:16Ezek.22.20.W16TAB
וְהִנַּחְתִּ֥י
vehinnakhti
“and I will set down”
- Transliteration
- ve-hin-NAKH-ti
- Extended
- veh-hihn-NAKH-tee
- IPA
- /vəhinnaχˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and I will set down
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-hin-NAKH-ti
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NAKH-ti ve-hit-TAKH-ti
- clause
KEN e-kBOTS be-a-PI u-va-kha-ma-TI ve-hin-NAKH-ti ve-hit-TAKH-ti et-KHEM
- sentence
ke-vu-TSAT KE-sef u-ne-KHO-shet u-var-ZEL ve-O-fe-ret u-ve-DIL el-TOKH KUR la-fa-KHAT-a-LAV ESH le-han-TIKH KEN e-kBOTS be-a-PI u-va-kha-ma-TI ve-hin-NAKH-ti ve-hit-TAKH-ti et-KHEM
Exegesis
The successive Hiphil verbs vehinnakhti {וְהִנַּחְתִּ֥י | wə-hin-naḵ-tî} and vehittakhti {וְהִתַּכְתִּ֖י | wə-hit-taḵ-tî} underscore the actions of placing and melting you, reflecting a metaphor of refining judgment.
In context — Ezekiel 22:20
As silver, bronze, iron, lead, and tin are assembled into a furnace , and fire is blown upon them to liquefy them, so I will gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will set you there and melt you.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:20:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Ezekiel 22:20, so the Hebrew word וְהִנַּחְתִּ֥י (vehinnakhti) 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.22.20.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.20.W16.S1) and character.