Ezekiel 23:12:9Ezek.23.12.W9TAB
פָּרָשִׁ֖ים
parashim
“horsemen”
- Transliteration
- pa-ra-SHIM
- Extended
- paa-rah-SHEEM
- IPA
- /paːraˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- horsemen
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-ra-SHIM
- clause
el-be-NE a-SHUR a-ga-VA pa-KHOT u-se-ga-NIM ke-ro-VIM le-vu-SHE mi-khe-LOL pa-ra-SHIM ro-khe-VE su-SIM
- sentence
el-be-NE a-SHUR a-ga-VA pa-KHOT u-se-ga-NIM ke-ro-VIM le-vu-SHE mi-khe-LOL pa-ra-SHIM ro-khe-VE su-SIM ba-khu-RE KHE-med ku-LAM
Exegesis
The sequence parashim rokhvei susim {פָּרָשִׁים֖ רֹכְבֵ֣י סוּסִ֑ים | pā-rā-šîm rō-ḵə-ḇê sû-sîm} ‘horsemen riding horses’ employs a participial construct chain for vivid imagery.
Root and etymology
p-r-špe–resh–shin
“horseman, cavalry trooper”
In context — Ezekiel 23:12
She lusted after the sons of Assyria—governors and officials , close associates clothed in complete splendor, horsemen riding horses, all of them desirable young men .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 23:12, so the Hebrew word פָּרָשִׁ֖ים (parashim) 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.23.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.12.W9.S1) and character.