Ezekiel 23:21:10Ezek.23.21.W10TAB
נְעוּרָֽיִךְ׃
neurayikh
“your youth”
- Transliteration
- ne-u-RA-yikh
- Extended
- neh-oo-RAA-yeekh
- IPA
- /nəʕuːraːˈjiχ/
Meaning by language
- English
- your youth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-u-RA-yikh
- phraseyour reading level
she-DEI ne-u-RA-yikh
- clause
ba-a-SOT mim-mits-RA-yim dad-DA-yikh le-MA-an she-DEI ne-u-RA-yikh
- sentence
va-tif-ke-DI ET zim-MAT ne-u-RA-yikh ba-a-SOT mim-mits-RA-yim dad-DA-yikh le-MA-an she-DEI ne-u-RA-yikh
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֵת | ʾēt} introduces the construct phrase zimmat neʿurayikh {זִמַּת נְעוּרָיִךְ | zim-mat ne-ʿū-rā-yiḵ} ‘lewdness of your youth,’ emphasizing moral disloyalty.
The purpose expression lemaʿan shedei neʿurayikh {לְמַעַן שְׁדֵי נְעוּרָיִךְ | lə-ma-ʿan šə-déy ne-ʿū-rā-yiḵ} indicates motive. Hebrew’s verb-initial sequence and infinitive use are rendered in English with subject–verb–object order, explicit temporal markers, and a coordinated causal-action clause. The structural repetition of neʿurayikh frames the theme of youthful sexual corruption.
Root and etymology
n-‘-r
“youth, adolescence”
In context — Ezekiel 23:21
So you longed for the lewdness of your youth , when the Egyptians handled your breasts for the sake of the breasts of your youth.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Ezekiel 23:21, so the Hebrew word נְעוּרָֽיִךְ׃ (neurayikh) 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.23.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.21.W10.S1) and character.