Ezekiel 22:25:1Ezek.22.25.W1TAB
קֶ֤שֶׁר
kesher
“conspiracy or alliance”
- Transliteration
- KE-sher
- Extended
- KEH-shehr
- IPA
- /ˈqɛ.ʃɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- conspiracy or alliance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KE-sher
- phraseyour reading level
KE-sher ne-vi-E-ha
- clause
KE-sher ne-vi-E-ha be-to-KHAH ka-a-RI sho-EG to-REF TA-ref
- sentence
KE-sher ne-vi-E-ha be-to-KHAH ka-a-RI sho-EG to-REF TA-ref NE-fesh a-KHA-lu KHO-sen vi-KAR yik-KHA-khu al-me-no-TE-ha hir-BU be-to-KHAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the noun qesher {קֶ֤שֶׁר | qe-šer} ‘conspiracy’ in apposition to the construct nĕvîʼehā {נְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ | nĕ-ḇî-ʼe-hā} ‘her prophets.’
Root and etymology
ק־ש־ר
“to bind, band together”
In context — Ezekiel 22:25
The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing prey; they have devoured souls , they have seized treasure and precious things, and they have made many widows in her midst.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 22:25, so the Hebrew word קֶ֤שֶׁר (kesher) 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.22.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.25.W1.S1) and character.