Ezekiel 22:30:8Ezek.22.30.W8TAB
בְּעַ֥ד
bead
“on behalf of”
- Transliteration
- be-AD
- Extended
- beh-AHD
- IPA
- /bəˈʕad/
Meaning by language
- English
- on behalf of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-AD
- phraseyour reading level
be-AD ha-A-rets
- clause
va-a-vak-KESH me-HEM ISH go-DER-ga-DER ve-o-MED ba-PE-rets le-fa-NAI be-AD ha-A-rets le-vil-TI sha-kha-TA
- sentence
va-a-vak-KESH me-HEM ISH go-DER-ga-DER ve-o-MED ba-PE-rets le-fa-NAI be-AD ha-A-rets le-vil-TI sha-kha-TA ve-LO ma-TSA-ti
Exegesis
The phrase be-ad ha-aretz {בְּעַד־הָאָרֶץ | bə·‘aḏ-hā·’ā·reṣ} ‘on behalf of the land’ defines the advocacy scope.
In context — Ezekiel 22:30
I searched among them for a man who would repair the wall and stand in the breach before Me on behalf of the land, so that I would not ruin it, but I found none.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:30:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 22:30, so the Hebrew word בְּעַ֥ד (bead) 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.22.30.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.30.W8.S1) and character.