Ezekiel 23:18:2Ezek.23.18.W2TAB
תַּזְנוּתֶ֔יהָ
taznuteha
“her prostitutions”
- Transliteration
- taz-nu-TE-ha
- Extended
- tahz-noo-TEH-haah
- IPA
- /taz.nuˈteː.haː/
Meaning by language
- English
- her prostitutions
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
taz-nu-TE-ha
- clause
vat-te-GAL taz-nu-TE-ha vat-te-GAL et-e-re-va-TA
- sentence
vat-te-GAL taz-nu-TE-ha vat-te-GAL et-e-re-va-TA vat-te-KA naf-SHI me-a-LE-ha ka-a-SHER nak-A naf-SHI me-AL a-KHO-ta
Exegesis
The construct taz-nūṯēhā {תַזְנוּתֶ֔יהָ | taz-nūṯēhā} conveys unfaithful conduct, while the clauses wat-te-qaʿ nap̄-šī́ mē-ʿā-lē-hā and ka-ʾă-šer nā-qə-ʿāh nap̄-šī́ mē-ʿal ʾā-ḥōṯāh illustrate the metaphor of the soul being rent away in both instances, reinforcing total repudiation. The use of the Qal perfect in nāqeʿāh underscores the completed divine action, rendered in English as ‘was torn away’ or ‘turned away’ to reflect both the irrevocable judgment and personal withdrawal.
Root and etymology
z-n-hzayin–nun–heh
“prostitution, unfaithfulness”
In context — Ezekiel 23:18
So she uncovered her prostitution and exposed her nakedness, and My soul was torn away from her just as it was torn away from her sister.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 23:18, so the Hebrew word תַּזְנוּתֶ֔יהָ (taznuteha) 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.23.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.18.W2.S1) and character.