Ezekiel 22:27:11Ezek.22.27.W11TAB
בָּֽצַע׃
batsa
“they gain”
- Transliteration
- BA-tsa
- Extended
- BAA-tsah
- IPA
- /ˈbaːtsaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- they gain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BA-tsa
- phraseyour reading level
be-TSO-a BA-tsa
- clause
li-she-PAKH-DAM le-a-BED ne-fa-SHOT le-MA-an be-TSO-a BA-tsa
- sentence
sa-RE-ha ve-kir-BA ki-ze-VIM tor-FE TA-ref li-she-PAKH-DAM le-a-BED ne-fa-SHOT le-MA-an be-TSO-a BA-tsa
Exegesis
The purpose clause introduced by lema‘an {לְמַ֖עַן | lᵉma‘an} ‘for the sake of’ leads into betzoa {בְּצֹ֥עַ | bəṣō‘a} ‘to get gain’ and its object batza {בָּֽצַע | bāṣa‘} ‘gain,’ revealing a motive of exploitation. This chain of Hebrew infinitives and participles creates a rapid sequence of action, which is rendered in English through coordinated clauses that preserve both force and intent.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–tsade–ayin
“gain by violence, unjust profit”
In context — Ezekiel 22:27
Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing prey, to pour out blood and to destroy souls , in order to make unjust profit .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:27:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ezekiel 22:27, so the Hebrew word בָּֽצַע׃ (batsa) 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.22.27.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.27.W11.S1) and character.