Ezekiel 23:20:9Ezek.23.20.W9TAB
זִרְמָתָֽם׃
zirmatam
“their emission”
- Transliteration
- zir-ma-TAM
- Extended
- zihr-maa-TAAM
- IPA
- /zɪrmaːˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their emission
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
zir-ma-TAM
- 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
The coordinated construct vezirmat susim zirmatam {וְזִרְמַת סוּסִים זִרְמָתָֽם | wəzirmaṯ sûsîm zirmāṯām} ‘emission of horses / their emission’ intensifies the metaphor of sexual virility. The narrative progression through wayyiqtol emphasizes the ongoing and habitual nature of her licentiousness, while the parallel similes underscore the prophet’s vivid critique of moral corruption.
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 23:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 23:20, so the Hebrew word זִרְמָתָֽם׃ (zirmatam) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.20.W9.S1) and character.