Ezekiel 22:24:11Ezek.22.24.W11TAB
זָֽעַם׃
zaam
“indignation or wrath”
- Transliteration
- ZA-am
- Extended
- ZAA-ahm
- IPA
- /zaːˈʕam/
Meaning by language
- English
- indignation or wrath
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ZA-am
- phraseyour reading level
be-YOM ZA-am
- clause
LO gu-she-MA be-YOM ZA-am
- sentence
ben-A-dam e-MAR-la AT E-rets LO me-to-ha-RA HI LO gu-she-MA be-YOM ZA-am
Exegesis
The temporal phrase be-yom zaam {בְּיוֹם זָעַם | bə-yōm zāʿam} ‘in the day of indignation’ situates the declaration within a judgment context. The consistent feminine agreement personifies the land as a defiled entity under divine scrutiny.
Root and etymology
Rootzayin–ayin–mem
“indignation, wrath”
In context — Ezekiel 22:24
Son of Man, say to her, “You are a land that has not been cleansed , nor has rain fallen on you in the day of indignation .”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:24:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ezekiel 22:24, so the Hebrew word זָֽעַם׃ (zaam) 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.22.24.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.24.W11.S1) and character.