Ezekiel 23:10:9Ezek.23.10.W9TAB
הָרָ֑גוּ
haragu
“they killed”
- Transliteration
- ha-ra-GU
- Extended
- haa-rah-GOO
- IPA
- /haːraˈɡuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they killed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-ra-GU
- phraseyour reading level
ba-KHE-rev ha-ra-GU
- clause
HE-ma gi-LU e-re-va-TAH ba-NE-ha u-ve-no-TE-ha la-KHU ve-o-TAH ba-KHE-rev ha-ra-GU
- sentence
HE-ma gi-LU e-re-va-TAH ba-NE-ha u-ve-no-TE-ha la-KHU ve-o-TAH ba-KHE-rev ha-ra-GU va-te-HI-SHEM la-na-SHIM u-she-fu-TIM a-SU VAH
Exegesis
The instrumental phrase bakherev {בַּחֶ֣רֶב | baḥerev} signals the means of death, and haragu {הָרָ֑גוּ | hārāgû} states the action.
Root and etymology
h-r-gheh–resh–gimel
“to kill, slay”
In context — Ezekiel 23:10
They uncovered her nakedness, they took her sons and daughters, and they killed her with the sword; she became a name among women, and judgments were carried out against her.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 23:10, so the Hebrew word הָרָ֑גוּ (haragu) 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.23.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.10.W9.S1) and character.