Ezekiel 23:22:16Ezek.23.22.W16TAB
מִסָּבִֽיב׃
misaviv
“from all around”
- Transliteration
- mi-sa-VIV
- Extended
- mih-saa-VEEV
- IPA
- /mis.saːˈviːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- from all around
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
mi-sa-VIV
- clause
va-ha-ve-TIM a-LA-yekh mi-sa-VIV
- sentence
la-KHEN a-ho-li-VA ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI hin-ne-NI me-IR et-me-a-ha-VA-yekh a-LA-yekh ET a-sher-na-ke-A naf-SHE-kh me-HEM va-ha-ve-TIM a-LA-yekh mi-sa-VIV
Exegesis
The locative phrase mis-sabiv {מִסָּבִיב | mis-sā-ḇîḇ} ‘on every side’ intensifies the sense of encirclement. The shift to an English subject-verb-object structure clarifies relationships inherent in the Hebrew verb-final pattern.
Root and etymology
ס־ב־ב
“to surround”
In context — Ezekiel 23:22
Therefore, Aholibah, thus says the Lord GOD : “Behold, I am stirring up your lovers against you, those from whom your soul has turned away, and I will bring them against you on every side.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:22:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Ezekiel 23:22, so the Hebrew word מִסָּבִֽיב׃ (misaviv) 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.23.22.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.22.W16.S1) and character.