Ezekiel 22:9:6Ezek.22.9.W6TAB
שְׁפָךְ־דָּ֑ם
shefakhdam
“shedding blood”
- Transliteration
- she-FAKH-DAM
- Extended
- sheh-FAAKH-DAAM
- IPA
- /ʃəˈfaːx.daːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- shedding blood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
she-FAKH-DAM
- phraseyour reading level
le-MA-an she-FAKH-DAM
- clause
an-SHE ra-KHIL ha-YU VAKH le-MA-an she-FAKH-DAM
- sentence
an-SHE ra-KHIL ha-YU VAKH le-MA-an she-FAKH-DAM ve-EL-he-ha-RIM a-KHE-lu VAKH zim-MA a-SU be-to-KHEKH
Exegesis
Lemaʿan {לְמַ֣עַן | lə-ma-ʿan} ‘in order to’ introduces a purpose clause with the infinitive construct shefakh-dam {שְׁפָךְ־דָּ֑ם | šə-p̄ā-ḵ dām} ‘to shed blood,’ emphasizing intent.
Root and etymology
š-p-qshin–pe–qof
“to pour out, shed”
In context — Ezekiel 22:9
In you are men of slander in order to shed blood, and on the mountains within you they eat; lewdness they commit in your midst.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 22:9, so the Hebrew word שְׁפָךְ־דָּ֑ם (shefakhdam) 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.22.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.9.W6.S1) and character.