Ezekiel 23:14:11Ezek.23.14.W11TAB
בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃
bashashar
“in vermilion”
- Transliteration
- ba-sha-SHAR
- Extended
- bah-shah-SHAHR
- IPA
- /baʃ.ʃaˈʃar/
Meaning by language
- English
- in vermilion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-sha-SHAR
- clause
va-te-RE an-she me-khu-KE al-ha-KIR tsal-ME khs-da-yim khas-DIM kha-ku-KIM ba-sha-SHAR
- sentence
va-to-SEF el-ta-znu-TE-ha va-te-RE an-she me-khu-KE al-ha-KIR tsal-ME khs-da-yim khas-DIM kha-ku-KIM ba-sha-SHAR
Exegesis
The participle chakuqim {חֲקֻקִים | ḥă-qu-qîm} ‘engraved’ underscores craftsmanship, and the prepositional phrase bashashar {בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר | ba-šā-šar} ‘in vermilion’ specifies the vivid red pigment. Hebrew’s chained constructs and repeated vav-consecutives create a swift progression from intensified sin to seductive imagery, which the English conveys via coordinated clauses and vivid detail.
Root and etymology
š-š-rshin–shin–resh
“vermilion, red pigment”
In context — Ezekiel 23:14
And she added to her harlotries , and she saw men portrayed on the wall—images of the Chaldeans engraved in vermilion .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ezekiel 23:14, so the Hebrew word בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ (bashashar) 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.23.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.14.W11.S1) and character.