Ezekiel 23:20:6Ezek.23.20.W6TAB
בְּשָׂרָ֔ם
besaram
“their flesh”
- Transliteration
- be-sa-RAM
- Extended
- beh-saa-RAAM
- IPA
- /bəsaːˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their flesh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-sa-RAM
- clause
a-SHER be-sar-kha-mo-RIM be-sa-RAM ve-zir-MAT su-SIM zir-ma-TAM
- sentence
va-ta-eg-VA AL pi-lag-she-HEM a-SHER be-sar-kha-mo-RIM be-sa-RAM ve-zir-MAT su-SIM zir-ma-TAM
Exegesis
A relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} ‘who’ modifies the construct phrase besar-hamorim besaram {בְּשַׂר־חֲמוֹרִים בְּשָׂרָם | bəśār ḥămôrîm bəśārām} ‘flesh of donkeys / their flesh’, employing animalistic similes for physical potency.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–sin–resh
“flesh, body”
In context — Ezekiel 23:20
And she lusted after their lovers, whose flesh was like the flesh of donkeys, and whose emission was like the emission of horses.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 23:20, so the Hebrew word בְּשָׂרָ֔ם (besaram) 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.23.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.20.W6.S1) and character.