Ezekiel 23:29:13Ezek.23.29.W13TAB
וְתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃
vetaznutayikh
“and your harlotries”
- Transliteration
- ve-taz-nu-TA-yikh
- Extended
- veh-tahz-noo-TAA-yeekh
- IPA
- /vətaznuːˈtajix/
Meaning by language
- English
- and your harlotries
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| 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
ve-taz-nu-TA-yikh
- clause
ve-nig-LA e-er-VAT ze-nu-NA-yikh ve-zim-MA-tekh ve-taz-nu-TA-yikh
- sentence
ve-a-SU o-TAKH be-sin-A ve-lak-KHU KAL-ye-gi-EKH va-a-za-VUKH e-ROM ve-er-YA ve-nig-LA e-er-VAT ze-nu-NA-yikh ve-zim-MA-tekh ve-taz-nu-TA-yikh
Exegesis
The concluding ve-zimmatek ve-taznutayikh {וְזִמָּתֵ֖ךְ וְתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ | wə-zim-mā-ṯeḵ wə-taz-nū-ṯā-yiḵ} further specifies the dimensions of her moral corruption. The structure underscores a progression from active aggression to the revelation of disgrace, reflecting Ezekiel’s prophetic indictment of Jerusalem as an unfaithful wife.
Root and etymology
ז־נ־ה
“to commit fornication”
In context — Ezekiel 23:29
And they will deal with you in hatred, and they will take away all your labor, and they will leave you naked and bare, and the nakedness of your whoredoms will be uncovered—your lewdness and your prostitution .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:29:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Ezekiel 23:29, so the Hebrew word וְתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃ (vetaznutayikh) 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.23.29.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.29.W13.S1) and character.