Ezekiel 23:38:9Ezek.23.38.W9TAB
וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י
veetshabbetotai
“and the sabbaths of me or my sabbaths”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-shab-be-to-TAI
- Extended
- veh-eht-shahb-beh-toh-TAI
- IPA
- /vəʔɛt.ʃab.bəθoːˈtaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the sabbaths of me or my sabbaths
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-shab-be-to-TAI
- clause
tim-me-U et-mik-da-SHI ba-YOM ha-HU ve-et-shab-be-to-TAI khil-LE-lu
- sentence
OD ZOT a-SU LI tim-me-U et-mik-da-SHI ba-YOM ha-HU ve-et-shab-be-to-TAI khil-LE-lu
Exegesis
The temporal expression bayom hahu {בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא | bay-yôm ha-hûʾ} ‘on that day’ situates the defilement, while the coordinated object wə-ʾeṯ-šab-bə-ṯō-ṯay {וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י | wə-ʾeṯ-šab-bə-ṯō-ṯay} ‘and my Sabbaths’ receives the final Piel perfect ḥil-lê-lû {חִלֵּֽלוּ | ḥil-lê-lû} ‘they profaned.’ The parallel Piel verbs underscore a comprehensive violation of both sacred space and sacred time.
Root and etymology
š-b-tš–b–t
“to cease, rest”
In context — Ezekiel 23:38
Moreover, this they have done to Me : they have defiled My sanctuary on that day and have profaned My Sabbaths.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:38:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 23:38, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י (veetshabbetotai) 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.23.38.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.38.W9.S1) and character.